boiled spinach with soy sauce

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ingredients:

• 7 ounces fresh spinach
• suitable amount soy sauce (about a teaspoon or less per serving)
• suitable amount bonito flakes or white sesame seeds (optional)

step 1:

Cut off the stems of the spinach and wash.

step 2:

Fill a medium-size pan with water. Bring to a boil and add the spinach.

step 3:

After boiling, drain the spinach, and immediately immerse in cold water to keep the green color.

step 4:

Drain the cold water from the spinach. Squeeze out any excess water with your hands. Cut the spinach into 1 in. long pieces.