Saturday, December 1, 2012

Kabocha for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert

Kabocha is a perfect fall/winter pumpkin for cooking.  The slightly sweet and nutty taste along with the smooth texture and dry water content makes it a great substitution for any recipe that calls for pumpkin.  


Above: Kabocha (steamed and mashed) pecan waffles with maple syrup
Below: Irish oatmeal with sauteed kabocha, pecan, brown sugar, golden raisins and a drizzle of coconut milk.  Holy yumminess!


Below: a savory curried kabocha and pork for dinner.  Another favorite not pictured: a pureed soup of kabocha, sauteed leeks, ginger, some cream and parmesan.  



Below: a beautiful and just-sweet-enough Sankaya, or Thai coconut custard.  Recipe on Wai Sek - my Asian foods blog... and also soon to be published in Heirloom Gardener magazine.  

How could you use this versatile Asian winter squash in your own recipes?  


8 comments:

  1. I have never had kabocha...I must say that i think I am missing out. Those dishes look fantastic! Every single one of them!!!! Girl you are talented!!!

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  2. I just made a lamb stew flavored with pomegranate molasses containing chunks of butternut squash. This might be an interesting alternative. All of your dishes look fabulous. Wish I could come to dinner at your house.

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  3. Your dishes look wonderful. I really want those waffles.

    Thank you for you kind words of support. I am with you and your husband on pulling through this difficult time as well. Wish I had a better severance package, but will have to make due. Let's keep both our thoughts to moving forward.

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  4. Actually Wendy girl, I'm really hungry for pumpkin, pecan waffles right now, thank you very much. Yummy!

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  5. I've never had kabocha, but after seeing these amazing dishes I think I need to.

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  6. I'm with Charlotte. You might want to consider a second career as a food photographer and stylist, Wendy.

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  7. Thumbs up to you. I agree with Charlotte and Dirtynailz. Love the spread here. Yummy!

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  8. Drooling.......love the natural sweetness of kabocha.

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