Steamed Kabocha For Low-sugar Diets

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -5 lbs kabocha squash
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons cary's sugar-free syrup

Recipe

• 1 the kabocha is a round squash with a hard, inedible green rind and deep grooves that divide the squash into lobes. slice the kabocha in half and then cut through the grooves, dividing each half into its separate lobes.
• 2 using a carrot peeler or similar tool, peel away the rind, exposing the orange flesh of the squash. throw away the seeds and the rind.
• 3 cut the orange flesh of the squash into rough 1-1/2 inch chunks and place in the basket of a steamer (or the steaming basket of a wok).
• 4 steam for approximately 45 minutes.
• 5 mash the still warm steamed squash into a coarse consistency, mix with the syrop and margarine, and blend. the result will be less smooth than frozen squash, but sweeter and with a taste similar to chestnuts.
• 6 serve warm as a side dish with either spicy vegetarian foods, grilled or steamed fish, or grilled meats.