【Materials】 (For 2 people)
Thinly sliced ​​pork belly…100grams
Pumpkin…300grams
Soy sauce…2 tablespoons
Sugar…3 tablespoons
Mirin…3 tablespoons
Sake…3 tablespoons
Water…400cc
White spring onion…5cm length
Powdered Japnanese pepper(sansho)…to taste

Boiled sweet and spicy pumpkin and pork with Japanese pepper flavor

【How to make】
①Cut the pork belly into 5cm lengths.
②Cut the pumpkin into bite-sized pieces and trim the edges.
③Slice the white onions very thin.
④Put water, soy sauce, sugar, mirin, and sake in a pot and bring to a boil.
⑤Add the pork and simmer, then add the pumpkin and simmer some more.
⑥Place ⑤ in a bowl, sprinkle with plenty of powdered Japanese pepper, and garnish with ③.

【Points】
Trimming the edges will prevent the pumpkin from falling apart. Thinly sliced ​​pork belly is used so that it doesn't have to be simmered for long periods of time.

                                                            by  Masako Yoshimura(Culinary expert,Registered dietician)

Articles are excerpts from reports and news in the Kyoto Shimbun. Due to automatic translation, some expressions may not be accurate.