Kabocha Squash Manju
Kabocha Squash Manju

Today, it’s Jim, welcome to my cooking learning site. In this special moment, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, kabocha squash manju. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really tasty.

Peel kabocha and cut into small pieces. Add sugar, salt and cinnamon and mash well. 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.

Kabocha Squash Manju is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Kabocha Squash Manju is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook kabocha squash manju using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Kabocha Squash Manju:
  1. Get 200 grams Kabocha squash
  2. Prepare 100 grams Cake flour
  3. Make ready 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  4. Get 30 grams Caster sugar
  5. Take 20 grams Butter
  6. Get 80 grams Anko
  7. Take 1 Poppy seeds (or sesame seeds)

Here's you'll learn all you need to know about buying, cooking, and storing kabocha squash. Kabocha squash is a staple at any Japanese restaurant. This bright orange fruit is often served battered and fried in vegetable tempura. It can easily be mistaken for sweet potato due to its color.

Instructions to make Kabocha Squash Manju:
  1. Chop the kabocha into 2 cm cubes, put them in a heat-resistant dish, wrap in plastic, then microwave for about 5 minutes (at 500 to 600 W). Peel off the skin and mash while hot.
  2. Divide the anko into 8 portions, and roll into balls.
  3. While the kabocha is hot, add the butter and sugar and mix well.
  4. Sift in cake flour and baking powder, then mix until evenly incorporated.
  5. Cut two 25 cm long sheets of parchment paper, then cut each into fourths to prepare 8 square pieces of paper.
  6. Divide the kabocha mixture from Step 4 into 8 portions, roll into balls, flatten into 10-cm circles, then place in the center of the parchment paper. Place a ball of anko on top.
  7. Press in the sides of the parchment paper, then loosely bring the 4 corners together.
  8. Arrange the dumplings on a frying pan, cover with a lid, then steam on low heat for about 17 to 18 minutes.
  9. They're done! Test to see whether they are evenly puffy and firm to the touch (they should be moist, but not sticky).
  10. Remove the parchment paper, and transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle with poppy seeds (or white sesame seeds).

This bright orange fruit is often served battered and fried in vegetable tempura. It can easily be mistaken for sweet potato due to its color. Kabocha squash, known as Japanese pumpkin is rich in vitamin A & C. Its benefits include skin care, improved vision, strong heart, & weight loss. Also know how to cook it.

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