🇯🇵 Japanese Vegetarian

Kabocha Pumpkin Yakitori

Name: Kabocha Pumpkin Yakitori
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Yogurt; 3 cloves, crushed Ginger; 3 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tsp White Pepper; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 2 tbsp Neutral Oil; 3 tbsp Mirin; 500 g Kabocha Pumpkin

🇯🇵 Japanese

Fire-kissed skewers of kabocha pumpkin — smoky outside, juicy inside, gone in minutes. Ready in 27 minutes including prep.

Prep 20 min Cook 7 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Yogurt3 tbsp
Ginger3 cloves, crushed
Soy Sauce3 tbsp
White Pepper1 tsp
Sugar1 tbsp
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Neutral Oil2 tbsp
Mirin3 tbsp
Kabocha Pumpkin500 g

Optional extras

Shiso Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the yogurt, neutral oil, garlic, white pepper and rice vinegar juice into a marinade.
2
Cut the kabocha pumpkin into even 3 cm chunks and coat well; marinate 30 minutes minimum.
3
Thread onto skewers with a little space between pieces so the heat can circulate.
4
Grill over high heat, turning every few minutes, until charred at the edges and cooked inside.
5
Slide off the skewers, rest 3 minutes, and dust with shiso leaves.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of rice vinegar just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Sautéed Kabocha with Butter and Soy Sauce - Japanese Cooking 101 · on YouTube