Recipe: Tasty Simmered Pumpkin

Simmered Pumpkin. Given that Simmered Pumpkin (Kabocha no Nimono) is a long-standing home-cooking dish and also a vegetarian dish, I match it with other long-standing home-cooking dishes which can be vegetarian. The recipe for the Main includes tiny dried fish but to make it vegetarian, omit the fish or replace it with other vegetables. Simmered Kabocha Squash (Japanese Pumpkin) かぼちゃの煮物 Jump to Recipe Discussion Cooked in savory dashi broth seasoned with soy sauce and sake, this classic Japanese Simmered Kabocha Squash makes a great healthy side dish that is chock-full of nutrients.

Simmered pumpkin is a common dish in Japanese home cooking. Usually Japanese simmered pumpkin is seasoned with soy sauce, sake, mirin and sugar. But this time I show you one of my favorite recipes which uses only salt and sugar for seasoning. You can cook Simmered Pumpkin using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Simmered Pumpkin

1. You need of Pumpkin.
2. It's of Water *.
3. It's of Sugar *.
4. You need of Soy sauce *.
5. Prepare of Mirin * (If no Mirin, substitute 2 Tbsp White wine and 1 tsp Honey).
6. Prepare of Salt *.
7. It's of Small amount of Butter.

This recipe works best for sweet, soft and flaky pumpkin. Pumpkin should be cooked gently because it is easy to break if overcooked. Also, drop-lid method is to cook and season pumpkin evenly in the cooking liquid. The key to make the dish perfect is to let the pumpkin to absorb the umami flavour of dashi!

Simmered Pumpkin instructions

1. Scoop out the seeds and cut pumpkin to bite size..
2. Partially peel the skin. (leave some of the green skin for contrast).
3. Cut off the corners to prevent it from crumbling. This is called "mentori"..
4. Boil the * ingredients in a pan and put pumpkin in it. (skin side down).
5. Cook pumpkin with a lid until tender with medium heat..
6. Put butter and turn off the heat..

There is more to cooking a squash or pumpkin than simply throwing it in boiling water. Kabocha squash is best simmered to enhance its natural sweetness and nutty flavour. Japanese cook it in a very simple way with soy sauce, mirin and sugar. We explain "Simmered Pumpkin Recipe" you can easily cook. "J-Simple Recipes" is the abbreviation for "Japanese Simple Recipes." We explain Japanese recipes you can easily cook, as well as typical meals, foodstuffs and table manners. Simmered Pumpkin This is one of the most popular Japanese home cooked side dishes.