Sweet Simmered Dried Gourd Strips

Name: Sweet Simmered Dried Gourd Strips
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 ounce (thirty 8-inch strips) kanpyo (dried gourd); 1 ounce (thirty 8-inch strips) kanpyo (dried gourd); 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons sake (rice wine); 2 tablespoons sake (rice wine); 2 tablespoons shoyu (soy sauce); 2 tablespoons shoyu (soy sauce)

Kanpyo no Umani

Preparation info

1½ cups
cooked

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Kitchen

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2000

About

Prepare kanpyo this way for your next sushi party. Roll the whole gourd strips in sushi rice, or mince them and toss them with the rice. Cooked kanpyo freezes well for later use.

Ingredients

1 ounce (thirty 8-inch strips) kanpyo (dried gourd)
1 teaspoon <

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Vegan

Method

Rub the kanpyo with the salt. Rinse off the kanpyo under cold running water. In a medium bowl of cold water, soak the gourd strips until they are softened, about 15 minutes.

Drain the gourd strips, and transfer them to a medium pot. Add enough water to barely cover them, and bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Cook them, covered with a drop lid, for 10 minutes.</