Miso-glazed Kabocha Squash
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons white miso*
3-in. piece fresh ginger, peeled and very finely grated
1/4 cup sake or fino sherry
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar (not seasoned)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 kabocha squash (about 1 1/2 lbs.), seeded and cut into 1/4-in. slices
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a blender or food processor, whirl miso,
ginger, sake, vegetable oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and brown sugar.
2. In a large bowl, toss squash slices with miso mixture to coat
thoroughly. Lift slices from sauce and arrange them, overlapping
slightly, on a large baking sheet. Reserve sauce.
3. Bake 15 minutes. Brush slices with remaining sauce (you will have
some left over) and cook until tender when thick edges are pierced with
a fork, about 5 to 10 more minutes. Drizzle with sesame oil and serve
hot or warm.
*Find white miso in the refrigerated area of your supermarket's produce
section.
Time: 30 minutes. Rich-tasting and dense, kabocha is one of our favorite
squash.
Yield
Serves 8
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 131 (50% from fat)
Protein: 2.7g
Fat: 7.2g (sat 0.9)
Carbohydrate: 13g
Fiber: 1.8g
Sodium: 732mg
Cholesterol: 0.0mg
Sunset, OCTOBER 2008
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