INTRODUCTION:
By boiling pumpkin with small amount of soy sauce and sugar, you can enhance the taste of the pumpkin. Since it is a simple recipe, you can easily experience the taste of Japan. Using light soy sauce makes the color of pumpkin more clear and vivid.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 piece of pumpkin (500 g)
- 100 ml of water
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce (light soy sauce)
- 1 tablespoon of sake
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of mirin
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce (light soy sauce)
- 1.5 tablespoons of white wine
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon of honey
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Remove the pumpkin seeds.
- Wrap the pumpkin with plastic wrap and put it in a microwave. Heat it at 600 watts for 3 minutes and 30 seconds to make it soft and easy to cut.
- Cut pumpkin into bite sized pieces.
- Put the pumpkin, water, and seasonings into a pot. Put an otoshi buta (drop-down lid, a piece of tin foil can be used) and simmer over medium heat.
- When the broth starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the pumpkin get soft.