1. Wash your garlic scapes and roughly chop into bite sized pieces using a sharp knife. Be sure to use the seed pods too! Discard any stringy pieces.

2. Add chopped scapes to a medium-sized pan and cover with enough water that the tops of the scapes are fully submerged.

3. Cover pan with a lid and place on high heat. Bring water to a boil then reduce to medium heat and simmer for 45 seconds to 1 minute. This is just a gentle parboil, you don’t want to overcook your scapes as you’ll be frying them again once marinated. Remove from heat and drain water. Set aside while you make your marinade.

4. In a small bowl whisk together miso paste and water until smooth.

5. Mix in the remaining ingredients except for the sesame seeds.

6. Transfer parboiled scapes to a glass container or bowl and pour marinade over top.

7. Marinade scapes for 5-30 minutes. The longer they sit, the stronger the flavour becomes. But marinading for even just 5 minutes will provide you a very flavourful dish! If marinading for longer than 1 hour, seal your container and move scapes into the fridge.

8. After marinading for your desired time, pour scapes and your marinade into a frying pan on high heat.

9. Fry scapes for 10-15 minutes, tossing with a spatula every few minutes. Your marinade will thicken and begin to glaze scapes.

10. Once scapes start to caramelize and brown, reduce heat to low and stir in sesame seeds. Mix thoroughly so the sesame seeds are fully combined in your marinade.

11. Transfer scapes to a serving dish and season lightly with additional salt, pepper and sesame seeds before serving.