JAPANESE SIMMERED KABOCHA
Cooked in savory dashi broth seasoned with soy sauce and sake, this classic Japanese Simmered Kabocha makes a great healthy side dish that is chock-full of nutrients.
Provided by Namiko Chen
Categories Side Dish
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Gather all the ingredients.
- In a small saucepan, boil the measured water for the dashi. Once boiling, add the katsuobushi.
- Mix together and turn off the heat. Set aside for 15 minutes. Then, strain the katsuobushi with a fine-mesh sieve. Now you have Katsuo Dashi. Set it aside for now. Reserve the spent katsuobushi to make furikake (rice seasonings).
- Remove the seeds and membrane from the kabocha and microwave it for 2 minutes to soften the outer skin. You can skip microwaving if you have a sharp knife and the strength to cut through the hard kabocha.
- Carefully cut the kabocha into wedges, then equal 2-inch (5 cm) pieces. Remember, we leave the skin on because kabocha skin is edible and nutritious.
- In a large pot, place the kabocha pieces in a single layer, skin side down.
- Add the dashi, sake, and sugar. Tip: Swirl the pot to mix the seasonings so you don't break the kabocha pieces.
- Cook on medium high heat and bring it to a boil.
- Add the soy sauce and salt, and swirl the pot again to mix the seasonings. The cooking liquid should come three-quarters up the sides of the kabocha pieces; if it does not, you can add a little bit of water. Bring it to a boil again.
- Once boiling, turn the heat to medium low to maintain a simmer. Cover with an otoshibuta (drop lid) and cook for 20-30 minutes (depending on the size of your kabocha pieces and how long it takes the skin to cook). You can tell it's done when the orange flesh of the kabocha has tiny, thin cracks near the skin or a bamboo skewer pierces the kabocha easily. If you feel that the liquid is evaporating too fast, you can cover the pot with a pot lid (with the otoshibuta still placed on top of the kabocha).
- Remove from the heat and let the kabocha sit covered with a pot lid until cool, about 30 minutes. This helps the kabocha absorb more flavor as it cools. You can serve it at room temperature or reheat before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 51 kcal, Carbohydrate 12 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 85 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SAKE-STEAMED CHICKEN AND KABOCHA SQUASH
The secret to juicy, tender, delicately steamed white-meat chicken and squash? Going slow.
Provided by Tadashi Ono
Categories Bon Appétit Chicken Squash Dinner Ginger Chile Pepper Healthy Low Fat Low Cholesterol Sugar Conscious Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine chiles, sake, and 1 cup water in a pot. Fit with a steamer basket and arrange ginger in basket. Season chicken with salt and place in steamer basket, skin side up; add squash and 2 sliced scallions. Cover pot and steam chicken and squash over medium heat, adding more water by 1/4-cupfuls if needed, until squash is tender and chicken is just cooked through, 16-20 minutes.
- Remove steamer basket from pot and bring liquid to a boil. Cook until flavors are concentrated and liquid thickens, 6-8 minutes (you should have about 3 Tbsp.).
- Slice chicken and arrange on plates with squash. Pour steaming liquid over and top with additional scallions.
STEAMED KABOCHA SQUASH
Provided by Susanna Foo
Categories Vegetable Side Steam Thanksgiving Fall Vegetarian Pescatarian Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring 8-quart pot of water to boil. Add squash and boil, uncovered, 2 1/2 minutes. Using tongs, flip squash over, then boil 2 1/2 minutes more. Drain and let cool.
- When squash is cool enough to handle, cut off top and bottom and remove skin with paring knife. Cut squash in half crosswise, scoop out seeds, and cut flesh into 1-inch chunks.
- In medium bowl, stir together squash, olive oil, honey, ginger, and salt. Transfer to steamer set over boiling water and steam until tender, about 15 minutes. Spoon onto large plate and serve.
SAKE-STEAMED CHICKEN WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONS
"Steamed chicken is not the kind of dish that makes my mouth water," Melissa Clark wrote in 2011, when bringing this recipe to The Times. But she made an exception for this dish, inspired by Harris Salat, who helps run the website Japanesefoodreport.com. Here, a full chicken is steamed for about an hour and a half over a mixture of sake and water, leaving it soft and flavorful.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 2h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place a steamer basket in the bottom of a large stockpot. Pour in equal amounts of sake and water, enough to reach the bottom of the steamer basket. Bring to a boil.
- Generously salt the chicken inside and out; set breast side up in the steamer basket. Reduce the heat to low and cover. Steam the chicken until the juices run clear when pierced with a knife, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Turn off the heat and allow to cool for about 20 minutes.
- To prepare the sauce, in a small bowl whisk together the soy sauce, orange juice, rice vinegar, lemon juice, mirin, ginger and garlic.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and place on a large cutting board; carve and set pieces on a platter. Spoon some of the sauce over the meat and sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds. Serve extra sauce on the side for dipping.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 741, UnsaturatedFat 27 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 52 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 1220 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
SAKE-STEAMED KABOCHA SQUASH WITH WHITE MISO
This steamed kabocha squash is astonishingly delicious straight from the pan or cold the next day.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories easy, quick, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Using a vegetable peeler, peel squash very lightly, still keeping it green at the edge. Cut squash lengthwise into 1-inch-wide wedges, then cut the wedges crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.
- In a small bowl, combine miso and 3 tablespoons sake, stir and set aside.
- Heat oil in a wide skillet over medium. Add chile peppers and let them sizzle, then add squash and stir to coat. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Spread out squash slices in one layer and cook gently without browning for about 3 minutes. Add remaining 3 tablespoons of sake and cover with lid. Allow squash to steam for about 2 minutes more, until it is just cooked through.
- Add miso-sake mixture and sesame oil, if using, carefully combining to coat squash slices without smashing or breaking them. Serve hot, at room temperature or cold.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 137, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 324 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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