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seared green onion with butter

Name: Seared Green Onion with Butter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3 1/2 ounces fresh long green onions (negi) or young leeks; 1/3 ounce butter; 1/2 tablespoon salt

Serves: 1
Calories: 127 kcal
Total Time: 10 m
- Prep: 5 m
- Cook: 5 m
Japanese: Negi no batā-itame

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ingredients:

3 1/2 ounces fresh long green onions
(negi) or young leeks
1/3 ounce butter
1/2 tablespoon salt

step 1:

Wash the long green onion (or leek). Cut into about 2 in. wide pieces.

step 2:

Heat the butter in a frying pan and sear the long green onion (or young leek) pieces on medium heat.

step 3:

When they become soft, add the salt.

comment:

Fresh long green onions (negi) usually taste bitter, but when seared become a little less bitter and have a sweet taste. The combined taste of seared long green onions (or leeks), butter and salt is very delicious.

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