What is kabocha.
squash and how to cook it
Fit369 blog In this article, I ll provide everything you need to know about kabocha, Japanese squash or pumpkin
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| What Is Kabocha Squash and how to cook it |
What is kabocha squash??
Kabocha Squash is a type of Japanese winter squash or Japanese pumpkin and is considered an essential ingredient in Japanese cuisine and has begun to gain widespread fame and spread all over the world. In fact, it is a common type in Asian cooking in general and is known in Korean as Danhubak and in Thai it is called Fak Thong.
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| How to cut kabocha squash |
What does kabocha squash taste like ??
Kabocha is a squash with a velvety feel and its taste has been described as a mixture between pumpkin and sweet potato, its flavor is therefore preferred by many people as it is suitable for cooking, steaming and roasting, and it is included in many recipes, including salty and sweet
Kabocha Squash has a dark green skin and orange flesh inside. Kabocha squash can be reduced for a long time due to its thick skin and by the way it is edible if it is fully cooked. You can know if the kabocha has orange or gray stripes. This is a good indication that it is ripe and also when you carry it it should be Heavier than you thought
What are the benefits of Kabocha Squash?
Kabocha Squash is very nutritious and gives a feeling of satiety for a long time, which helps you control your appetite and the level of sugar in the blood as it is rich in fiber and beneficial elements such as magnesium and potassium and is a rich source of vitamins A, C, B and antioxidants Kabocha helps in promoting heart health, strengthening the immune system and preventing cancer and disease Diabetes is great for treating infections. Kabocha seeds contain a large amount of zinc and vegetable protein.
Toasted Kabocha seeds are a source of protein, omega-3, zinc and magnesium
Asian kabocha squash recipes
- Japanese kabocha squash recipes:
Kabocha squash cake
This recipe is great and it is suitable for the diet. Try it and thank me later. In fact, I saw this recipe by chance and wanted to share it because it is worth it ... Kabocha Squash Cake is delicious Let s start with the ingredients:
One medium squash about 500 gm
1tbsp coconut milk
30g butter ,5 tbsp swertener 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ,2 Egg yolk, 1 cup coconut flour or all-purpose flour Pinch of salt 1 tbsp heavy cream
First wash the Kabocha Squash well, then put it into the oven or the microwave to bake for 15 minutes or until it becomes tender. The bigger the kabocha squash takes longer to bake.
Wait until it is warm, cut it in half and scoop out the seeds. Scoop out the flesh with a spoon and separate it from the skin. We put 450 gm of kabocha squash in a blender, add the coconut milk and vanilla and sweetener and mix the ingredients until they are homogeneous, then clean the coconut flour and mix a little, empty the dough in a container we cover and put it into the refrigerator for an hour to hold
Mix an egg yolk with a spoonful of heavy cream and a pinch of salt and leave it aside
After an hour, form the dough. You can use molds or use your hands or whatever can be used. Arrange the pieces on a tray covered with baking paper and brush the pieces with the mixture of fat and put it
into the oven at 350 ℉ for 15 minutes
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| Kabocha squash cake |
Air freyer kabocha squash rolls
This recipe is very easy to make you will need
1/6 kabocha
1/2 cream chees
4/spring roll wrappers
Wash the Kabocha Squash and bake in the oven or microwave for 15 minutes or until soft..Wait until it becomes warm and scoop out the seeds, then scoop out the meat with a spoon and mash it a little and add cream cheese
Put the filling in the dough and roll it into a roll Use a mixture of a spoonful of flour and a spoonful of magenta to seal the rolls. Arrange the rolls in an air fryer and bake for five minutes at 200C or 395 This amount is enough to make four delicious rolls
Kabocha squash Tempura
1/4 kabocha
1 cup flour
1tbsp potato starch or corn starch
Wash the kabocha squash. You will need a quarter of it, and cut it into strips 1 inch thick. Mix water ,flour and starch to
prepare the dip. Cover the kabocha slices in the Tempura mixture Test the temperature of the oil with drops of dough, then place the kabocha slices in the oil on medium heat. Fry them on each side for 3 minutes and we're done.
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| Kabocha squash tempura |
Kabocha Fried Rice Recipe
1Smal kabocha squash and 1/2 smal kabocha
1Egg + 1tbsp water
Ls)1Tbsp soy sauce )
3Pieces of shrimp
3Strips. Thic cut bacon
2-3Gloves of garlic
1Cup white rice
1/2 seweet yellow onion
Cut the kabocha in a circular motion from the top so that it becomes more like a lid to make a circular hole on top of the kabocha, then empty the kabocha from the seeds well. Put the kabocha and its lid that we previously cut into a bowl specially designed for cooking with steam and cook it with steam until you can penetrate it with the tip of the knife Take it out and let it become warm then use the kitchen napkin To dry the inside of Kabocha from any liquids
While the kabocha is cooling down a little, let us prepare the fried rice.
At first, prepare the eggs scramble. It takes a minute, so do not overcook it..Place the eggs in a bowl and clean two tablespoons of avocado oil and start by cooking the kabocha pieces until they are a little soft, then clean the bacon pieces and cook until they are brown from the edges.
Add the chopped onions, stir the ingredients, put the garlic and the shrimp pieces, and cook until the shrimp are tender, and it usually does not take much time, then we start by adding the cooked white rice and soy sauce and stir for a minute, then we fill the kabocha with the fried rice mixture
And we finished. Kabocha and fried rice. Enjoy
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| Kabocha squash jpanese recipe |
Kabocha Squash Korean Recipes
Roasted bacon,egg and cheese
This recipe is great and you will like it very much. I can promise you this recipe for Kabocha is really amazing
the ingredients : Kabocha squash is medium size, approximately 3 lbs 4 pieces bacon 1 large onion Salt, to taste 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 large eggs 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
We wash the kabocha and put it in the oven or microwave for 6 minutes. The larger the kabocha, the longer it takes. Wait until it becomes warm and cut the upper part in a circle, then empty the seeds ... Cut the bacon into slices and put it in an oil-free frying pan on medium heat until it turns red from the edges and releases the fat, then add the chopped onion in small pieces and cook until the onion turns red and clean the black pepper, and you can add salt at this stage or not because the bacon is salty
Whisk the eggs and clean them with grated Parmesan cheese and a pinch of salt..and start gathering the ingredients to form this delicious masterpiece. First clean the roasted bacon with onions inside the squash kabocha then clean the eggs Fill the remaining space with mozzarella slices then a final sprinkle of Parmesan Put the capocha cover and put it in a frying pan or plate Enter the oven and bake at 400 for twenty minutes, then remove the top cover of the kabocha and bake it for another ten minutes ... and we are done.
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| Kabocha squash korean recipe |
Gluten-free cappucca squash moist cake
I watched this recipe in a channel every day meal, and I liked it really very much, but I added some touches to add rich
flavors. Let s start with the ingredients
A medium squash capocha Two eggs A quarter cup of sugar or sweetener, you can suffice with the sweetness of kabocha if you want Half a teaspoon of cinnamon or a teaspoon of vanilla extract
Wash the kabocha well, empty it from the seeds, then cut it into small pieces of one inch size. Place the kabocha pieces in a plate and cover them with thermoplastic, then put them in the microwave
For five minutes, you can remove the peel after removing it from the microwave, but it is edible and you can not remove it. Mash the kabocha while it is still hot. Mash it well .. Separate the egg yolk from the whites. Add egg yolk to the capocha. Squash Add vanilla and honey or sweetener and mix the ingredients.
Beat the egg whites until you get a cloudy white cotton foam Add the whipped white to the kabocha squash mixture and mix gently to keep the air in place. Empty the cake mixture in the Pyrex molds until the middle, cover it with plasticine, and make holes with a fork, then put it in the microwave for five minutes ... and that s it. ..Enjoy
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| Kabocha squash korean recipes |
Sea food stuffed kabocha squash with cheese
Kabocha 1
1 pack seafood mix
1 large onion
2-3 scallins = green onions
Any type of melting chees
Sauce :
2 heaped tbs Gochujang( korean chili past)
1/2 korean chili flackes tbs
1tbs soy sauce
1/2 minced garlic tbs
1/2. curd liquid tbs
( maesil chung - can replaced with sugar or honey)
Peapper
Wash the Kabocha Squash well and cook in the microwave for 5-7 minutes. The size of the Kabocha determines the cooking
time. The Kabocha we use is medium size
In a separate bowl, mix the sauce ingredients and cover the containersSoak the seafood mixture in water
Cut the onion into cubes. Heat the skillet and put two tablespoons of alyssum oil. Add the onions and brown them a little, then add the seafood mixture. Stir the ingredients together for a minute then add the sauce that we had previously prepared. Let it cook until the water in the sauce evaporates and becomes thick. Turn off the heat and add the green onions
When the kabocha is warm squash, cut the top portion in a circle and empty the seeds. Fill it with the filling that we prepared from seafood and then fill it with cheese. Any kind of melted cheese and mozzarella would be great. Put the capocha squash in a frying pan that goes into the oven and cook it for 10 minutes at 350cᴒ and after ten minutes remove the capocha cover. Let it sit for 3-5 minutes, until the cheese browns a little, and that s it
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| Kabocha squash asian recipe |
Kabocha salad
Cappucha Squash 450 gr Japanese option. 1/4 TS salt 2
slices of bacon 3 TS Japanese mayonnaise black pepper
Wash the kabocha squash well, then cut it into 1-2 inch pieces and remove the skin and seeds. Boil the kabocha pieces until they are soft, or you can put them on a plate and cover them with plastic wrap and cook them in the microwave or oven until they are completely soft.
Boiling kabocha will give a completely different flavor to boiling it Cut the cucumber into slices, season with salt, and leave it for a few minutes Brown bacon slices and cut them into medium cubes or as desired Puree the kabocha while it is hot. Drain the cucumber completely from the water and add to the mashed kabocha add mayonnaise, bacon and a pinch of pepper and here you are .the nutritious kabocha squash salad
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| Kapocha squash salad |
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