Simmered Pumpkin
Posted November 26th, 2010 in Food No Comments »Pumpkin…. It’s a vegetable with full of nutrition! It is used to make both savoury and sweet dishes, and the variety of the recipes are endless.
While I was little, I used to eat steamed rice mixed with this simmered pumpkin. I call it “pumpkin rice” (カボチャご飯) and it was one of my favourite snack back then. I remember bringing it to my friend’s house and eating, just like chocolate or lollies.
Making this dish is so simple – just place all the ingredient in a sauce pan, and simmer.
<Simmered Pumpkin>
- 500g Japanese pumpkin
- 2 tbs soy sauce
- 1 tbs sake
- 2 tbs sugar
- Cut pumpkin into 4~5cm cubes. Leave the skin on. (you can peel the skin if you like)
- Arrange the pumpkins in a layer in a medium sauce pan – the bottom of the pan should be covered with pumpkins. Pour the water to the pan to come halfway up to the height of the pumpkin.
- Add sake and sugar to the pan. Turn on the heat, and bring to the gentle boil.
- Meanwhile, cut baking sheet or aluminium foil into a circle of the size of the pan. Turn down the heat, add soy sauce, and cover the pumpkin with the sheet (foil). Place a lid, and simmer for 10~15 minutes.
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