Name: Sweet soy pumpkin
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram pumpkin, unpeeled, seeded; 1 1/2 cup (375ml) secondary dashi; 2 tablespoon mirin; 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon japanese soy sauce

Sweet soy pumpkin

Bring this staple vegetable to life with our sweet and salty soy pumpkin recipe. You could add a teaspoon of freshly grated ginger to the dish if you like.

Ingredients

500 gram pumpkin, unpeeled, seeded

1 1/2 cup (375ml) secondary dashi

2 tablespoon mirin

1 1/2 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon japanese soy sauce

Method

1.Cut pumpkin into chunks; slice skin off at random to give surface a mottled appearance.

2.Place pumpkin in medium saucepan, skin-side down; add dashi, mirin and sugar. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes, turning pumpkin pieces after 2 minutes.

3.Add sauce; cook 8 minutes or until pumpkin is tender, turning pieces halfway through. Remove from heat; stand 5 minutes.

4.Serve pumpkin hot or at room temperature drizzled with cooking liquid.

You will need half a small Japanese pumpkin to make this recipe.
Note

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