Japanese

Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer)

Name: Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1/2 lb thinly sliced pork belly; 1 kabocha squash; 1 cup dashi stock; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar

Yuki @yuki_1993

Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer) is Japanese home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

25 min Medium Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

1/2 lb thinly sliced pork belly
1 kabocha squash
1 cup dashi stock
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sugar

How to cook it

Cut the kabocha into large chunks, leaving the skin on.
Bring the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar to a simmer in a wide pot.
Add the pork and kabocha, cover partway, and simmer until the squash is tender, about 15 minutes, spooning the liquid over occasionally.
Simmer uncovered a few minutes more to reduce the liquid slightly, then serve.

Watch how to cook Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

【かぼちゃをほくほくに仕上げる】豚肉とかぼちゃの煮物 Play the video

Serve it with

A Japanese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

Something to sip
- Asari no Osuimono (Clear Clam Soup)
  
  15 min
The cooked vegetable
- Agedashi Tofu (Fried Tofu in Dashi Sauce)
  
  20 min
What it is eaten with
- Genmai Gohan (Steamed Brown Rice)
  
  45 min
The sharp little thing
- Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger)
  
  2 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer) carries gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Fish	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 380 kcal
Protein: 8 g
Carbs: 20 g
Fat: 30 g
Fiber: 6 g
Sugar: 5 g
Sodium: 450 mg
Saturated fat: 11 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Kabocha no Nikuiri (Pork and Kabocha Squash Simmer) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. It is at its best in the fall and winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.