Japanese: Tougan to Gyuniku no nimono. Tougan (winter melon) gets soft when you boil it, and it’s good either hot or cold. Winter melon has a healthy supply of vitamin C, and is good for your skin and immune system.
Yield: 2 people
Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
1/3lb beef (for stew, cut 1-2″ cubes)
1/4 winter melon (1 lb, remove seeds, skin. then cut into 1-2″ pieces )
Spices for soup
2 cups dashi soup (or 2 cup water and 1/2 tbsp hon-dashi
2 tbsp sake
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sugar
2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
Preparation
Mix beef and spices for beef (sake, soy sauce and salt) in a bowl
Mix spices for soup in a bowl (dashi soup, sake, soy sauce, sugar and mirin)
Heat oil in a sauce pan and stir beef for three minutes then add winter melon, stir then add mixed spices for soup.
Skim the soup, then boil it for 15 minutes over medium heat then turn it to low and simmer another 15 minutes.
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6 Comments
Blibideedoo
how come we the recipe doesn’t need water?
Sandy
Hello!
Just wanted to say hello. I discovered your blog yesterday when I was searching for some Japanese recipes. Thank you for sharing your recipes. I am a huge fan of Japanese cuisine.
Greetings from USA
Sandy
P.S. Totoro is my favorite Miyazaky’s movie, although I love all of them! 🙂
gladys
i like winter melon specially to chicken
Mai
They are related, but different. Wintermelon is not sweet and it’s more like a vegetable.
Kelly
Is a wintermelon the same as a honeydew melon?
sangeeta
Happy new year dear!
Glad to see new recipes again 😀
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