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Simmered Kabocha Squash, or what we call Kabocha no Nimono (かぼちゃの煮物), is one of the most classic and popular simmered dishes in Japan. If you are traveling in Japan, you will see this kabocha dish everywhere: in the bento box you pick up at the train station, as part of the side dishes. Kabocha's thick and dense texture is closer to sweet potatoes than squash.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook simmered kabocha squash (kabocha no nimono) using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Simmered KABOCHA Squash (KABOCHA NO NIMONO):

1. Make ready 200 ml Water
2. Make ready 10 cm KONBU
3. Make ready Handful KATSUOBUSHI Bonito Flakes
4. Make ready 500 g KABOCHA Pumpkin (Clean Seeds off)
5. Prepare 5 tsp USUKUCHI Soy Sauce
6. Take 2 TBSP Sugar

Kabocha (かぼちゃor 南瓜) is a variety of pumpkin and is often called Japanese pumpkin or Kabocha squash. But even among Japanese pumpkins, there are different species. Most simmered dishes use dashi stock to give umami flavour to the dish. But Kabocha no Nimono (かぼちゃの煮もの) does.

Instructions to make Simmered KABOCHA Squash (KABOCHA NO NIMONO):

1. Put Water and KONBU in a Pot, and Boil it. Remove from the heat. Add KATSUOBUSHI Bonito Flakes.
2. Strain the DASHI soup stock through a Strainer.
3. Partially peel the skin off. Cut KABOCHA into about 2 inch chunks.
4. Put Dashi Soup stock, KABOCHA (Skin side down), Soy sauce and sugar in a pot. Cover with a lid. Then Bring to a boil over low-medium heat. Simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes until KABOCHA is tender. (Don't over cook!)
5. Check whether cooked or not piercing with a toothpick.

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