Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 ½ teaspoon sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons sake
• For dressing -
• 1 ½ oz white sesame seed, ground
• 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
• 2 ½ tablespoons sake
• 5 teaspoons soy sauce

Directions

• Directions
• Snip off ends of French beans and discard. Cut beans into ½ inch lengths. Drop them into ¾ pint of lightly salted boiling water, reduce heat and cook briskly about 8-10 minutes until beans are tender but still slightly resistant to bite. Drain and run under cold water.
• Put the dashi, sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, MSG, sake and soy sauce into a pan. Bring to a boil. Add the beans, return to boil. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• For the dressing: Heat the sake to lukewarm over a high heat. Ignite sake and let burn until the flame dies out. Pour sake into a small bowl and let cool to room temperature. Add all ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• Toss together the French beans and dressing, serve at room temperature.