Jill Dupleix

Sesame sauce

Preparation info
  • Feeds

    four

    as a dipping sauce
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Old Food
Old Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 1998

  • About

Medical evidence refutes it, but I insist that this classic Japanese accompaniment of ground sesame seeds is addictive, especially served with lightly cooked spinach.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp

Method

Heat sesame seeds in a dry non-stick fry pan or wok until they smell toasty, being careful not to burn. Set aside one good pinch of seeds, and grind the rest to a paste in a mortar with pestle. Add sugar and mix well. Add soy sauce and dashi and mix well. Serve in small bowls. Sprinkle with remaining pinch of sesame seeds.