The sweetness of pumpkin is coupled with the sour taste of soy sauce and katsuobushi, for a balanced and healthy original Japanese recipe…
Ingredients (for 2)
- 2 cups chopped pumpkin
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp katsuobushi
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 cup water
Directions
- Wash, deseed and cut the pumpkin or winter squash in cubes
- Take a deep sauté pan and add water, pumpkin cubes and katsuobushi
- Bring to a boil at medium heat
- When the water boils, add white sugar and mirin, and stir
- Partially cover with a lid, so that water can evaporate but pumpkin is cooked through
- Cook for 6-7 minutes and then stir in the soy sauce
- Simmer for 8 minutes more at low heat and serve warm!