This is a perfect snack quick fix for those cold winter days. Light yet warming and super healthy. Almost as quick to make as a ready made ramen, but so much better for you!
Recipe crafting in progress…
The Kabusha 
The Y peeler is your best friend in that situation. 
The skin peels off beautifully easy
All you need is … this 
and lots of love a bit of spices, tumeric, schizchuan peppercorn and coriander 
cut the squash up in cubes
Soften the base in olive oil on medium heat 
Add the squash 
Prepare your bouquet garni with peppercorns and cilantro
Bring it all to a boil with the dropped in bouquet garni. Then simmer on low heat for 10 to 20 min 
Voila! 
A warming and light kabusha soup
Japanese Squash Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Kabocha (Japanese squash)
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 big shallot
- 1 stalk lemongrass (optional)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 inch chunk of ginger (ground ginger will work too)
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 tbsp fishsauce (optional)
- 1 tsp tumeric (optional)
- 2 tsp schezchuan peppercorn
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1/4 cinnamon stick
- star anise
- olive oil, salt and pepper
Directions
- Heat the oil up in a heavy bottom pot and add the chopped shallots, garlic, celery stalks, lemongrass, ginger.
- Allow to soften for 10 min on medium heat. Add the tumeric, ground ginger and coriander if using, star anise and cinammon stick. Give it a couple stirs until fragrant.
- Pour in 4 cupss of chicken broth, add the squash/pumkin and turn the heat up to bring to a boil
- Add the cilantro and pepercorn / coriander bouquet garni and turn the heat back down so it simmers very gently. Couple bubbles now and then. Add the fish sauce if using, or salt.
- Let it simmer for 10 to 20 min depending how firm you want the squash to be. For me its 15 min!
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So meanwhile, check these out. Light yet satisfying, these will keep you working throughout the day without making you feel tired.
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