Best Simmered Kabocha Recipes
JAPANESE STYLE SIMMERED SWEET KABOCHA
This is a Japanese style sweet and savory pumpkin recipe. Kabocha has slightly sweet taste, and it is cooked in many different ways in Japanese cuisine. For example, tempura is a popular way to cook kabocha. Cut kabocha into thin slices to make tempura. Also, simmering is a common way. Kabocha tend to keep its shape even if it's simmered. This is a great side dish to accompany a Japanese meal.
Provided by Japanese Delight
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Cut kabocha into small chunks about 1 and 1/2 inch cube.
- Leave skin on (the texture of the cooked skin is great!).
- Put dashi soup stock, sugar, soy sauce, and kabocha chunks in a pan.
- Place the pan in high heat and bring it to boil.
- Turn down the heat to low.
- Simmer kabocha until the liquid is almost gone.
- Serve warm or cold. (I prefer it cold).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 42, Sodium 502.8, Carbohydrate 9.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 9.6, Protein 0.9
SIMMERED KABOCHA SQUASH WITH SCALLIONS
When you can't eat one more roasted winter vegetable, this bright, fragrant soup-stew does the trick. It's from "A Common Table" by Cynthia Chen McTernan, who publishes a food blog called Two Red Bowls. Kabocha, which she calls her "soul-mate squash," has a special earthy texture and a nutty flavor, but you could also do this with buttercup squash. Serve as a side dish, or as a light dinner with freshly cooked rice and a fried egg.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, weekday, weeknight, vegetables, main course, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a wide skillet or wok, heat the oil over high heat until shimmering. Add the squash and toss with a spatula until evenly coated with oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly caramelized, 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the scallions. Stir, then add 1/2 cup of broth and stir again. Adjust the heat to a simmer. If using skin-on squash, turn the pieces so that the skin is submerged; this allows them to cook evenly.
- Cover and simmer until squash is tender and skin (if using) is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Check occasionally to make sure the pot isn't cooking dry; add broth as needed to keep the mixture simmering. The broth will reduce and thicken into a light sauce.
- When cooked through, sprinkle generously with salt and pepper, stir and taste the squash and the broth. Add salt and pepper as needed. Serve hot, sprinkled with extra scallions. Ladle a little extra hot broth over each serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 231, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 52 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 1220 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SIMMERED KABOCHA PUMPKIN AND FRIED TOFU WITH SWEET SOY SAUCE
This is a kind of traditional Japanese nimono. It's really good for lunchboxes too. You can get Japanese kabocha pumpkin at a Japanese market, Chinese market, or another Asian market. The dish is even better the next day as leftovers (served hot or cold).
Provided by kyoko
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak kabocha in a bowl of water for 15 minutes. Drain.
- Combine kabocha squash, dashi stock, fried tofu, onion, sake, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Cover with aluminum foil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until kabocha squash is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove aluminum foil carefully.
- Cool before serving, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.1 g, Cholesterol 1.2 mg, Fat 15.4 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 914 mg, Sugar 19 g
SIMMERED KABOCHA
Categories Vegetable
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Cut kabocha in half. Remove seeds.
- 2. If there are any imperfections in the skin, use knife to slice it off.
- 3. Cut kabocha into 1 - 2 inch cubes.
- 4. In medium pot, add dashi, sugar, mirin and shoyu. Bring to a boil.
- 5. Reduce heat to low, add kabocha.
- 6. Simmer gently for 5 - 10 minutes until kabocha is soft. *Do not stir kabocha, it can break.
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