After the Valentine's day meal, I had leftover kabocha squash and dashi left, so I found another recipe in the Washoku
This recipe, as well as the previous kabocha recipe from V-day, used a technique unfamilar to me--using an otoshi-buta. An
I served this with an extremely simple miso soup made from the rest of the leftover dashi and miso.
Soy-Simmered Kabocha Squash with Minced Chicken
(adapted from Washoku
Serves 4
1/4 kabocha squash, cut into 12 beveled chunks with seeds removed but skin intact
1 1/2 cups Basic Sea Stock
1 tablespoon sake
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
3 oz ground chicken
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water
1 scallion, finely chopped
salt, to taste
- Arrange squash pieces in a single layer, skin side down, in a pot.
- Add enough stock to cover the squash barely.
- Place an otoshi-buta over the squash and bring the stock to a boil over high heat
- Lower heat and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until barely tender.
- Add sake and sugar and flip the squash so that the skin faces up
- Simmer for 2 more minutes.
- Add soy sauce and simmer for another 2 minutes.
- Transfer the squash to deep individual serving dishes.
- Strain the remining liquid if it looks very fibrous.
- Add the remaining stock and bring to a simmer.
- Add the chicken, stirring well to break up any lumps.
- Season with salt if necessary.
- Pour cornstarch paste into the simmering chicken, and boil until the sauce thickens.
- Top each squash portion with the chicken sauce, and scatter scallions on top of each serving.
3 comments:
This was a nice "homey" type of meal, which is a good balance with the richer food I've been having lately (I've been eating out a bit). The kabocha was also less overcooked than it was on V-day. I did miss the "zing" of the lemon though.
I liked that the miso soup was less salty than the kind served at typical Japanese restaurants.
Overall, good comfort food. I give it a B.
This sounds simple and tasty.
oh, how i love minced chicken. and squash. and miso and sake. it must be delightful to have them all together!
next time i need comfort food, i'll give this one a whirl. thanks for sharing! =)
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