Griddled pak choi with soya beans and toasted sesame butter
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Total time:25 minutes
Serves:4 as a side
Ingredients
2½ tbsp sesame seeds, toasted 35g unsalted butter 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar or lemon juice 200g frozen soya beans, defrosted and patted dry 2 x 235g packs large pak choi, trimmed ½ tbsp groundnut oil
Method
1. Crush 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds in a pestle and mortar, then tip into a small saucepan. Add the butter, soy and vinegar or lemon juice. Warm through gently to melt the butter. Add the soya beans, stir and keep warm.
2. Put a griddle pan over a very high heat until smoking hot. Slice each pak choi in half from top to bottom. Toss with the oil. Place on the griddle in a single layer, in 2 batches if needed, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Divide between plates and spoon the buttery beans over. Scatter with the reserved sesame seeds to serve.
1 Crush 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds in a pestle and mortar, then tip into a small saucepan. Add the butter, soy and vinegar or lemon juice. Warm through gently to melt the butter. Add the soya beans, stir and keep warm. 2 Put a griddle pan over a very high heat until smoking hot. Slice each pak choi in half from top to bottom. Toss with the oil. Place on the griddle in a single layer, in 2 batches if needed, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Divide between plates and spoon the buttery beans over. Scatter with the reserved sesame seeds to serve.
1 Crush 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds in a pestle and mortar, then tip into a small saucepan. Add the butter, soy and vinegar or lemon juice. Warm through gently to melt the butter. Add the soya beans, stir and keep warm. 2 Put a griddle pan over a very high heat until smoking hot. Slice each pak choi in half from top to bottom. Toss with the oil. Place on the griddle in a single layer, in 2 batches if needed, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Divide between plates and spoon the buttery beans over. Scatter with the reserved sesame seeds to serve.
1 Crush 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds in a pestle and mortar, then tip into a small saucepan. Add the butter, soy and vinegar or lemon juice. Warm through gently to melt the butter. Add the soya beans, stir and keep warm. 2 Put a griddle pan over a very high heat until smoking hot. Slice each pak choi in half from top to bottom. Toss with the oil. Place on the griddle in a single layer, in 2 batches if needed, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Divide between plates and spoon the buttery beans over. Scatter with the reserved sesame seeds to serve.
1 Crush 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds in a pestle and mortar, then tip into a small saucepan. Add the butter, soy and vinegar or lemon juice. Warm through gently to melt the butter. Add the soya beans, stir and keep warm. 2 Put a griddle pan over a very high heat until smoking hot. Slice each pak choi in half from top to bottom. Toss with the oil. Place on the griddle in a single layer, in 2 batches if needed, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. Divide between plates and spoon the buttery beans over. Scatter with the reserved sesame seeds to serve.
This recipe first appeared in Waitrose Food, March 2018 issue. Download the Waitrose Food app for the full issue
