Itoko-ni Pumpkin and Azuki bean

Name: Itoko-ni Pumpkin and Azuki bean
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 g pumpkin (with skin); 100 g ready-made azuki bean jam; 200 ml water; 2/3 Tbsp soy sauce

D.Erika @cook_2521719

Itoko means "cousins" in Japanese, but I guess it doesn't mean pumpkin and Azuki bean are cousins… We eat pumpkin on the Winter solstice day (Toji, in Japanese) believing that we can get through the winter without falling sick.

D.Erika @cook_2521719

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

500 gpumpkin (with skin)
100 gready-made azuki bean jam
200 mlwater
2/3 Tbspsoy sauce

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Steps

30 mins

1

Cut the pumpkin in pieces (bite-size). I prefer leaving some skin as in the photo.
2

Put the pumpkin in a pot, add the water and soy sauce and boil. When boiled, cover with a lid and keep cooking for 10-15 minutes. Turn the pumpkin in the middle if necessary.
3

When the pumpkin gets soft, add the bean jam and cook for about a couple of minutes.
4

Enjoy!