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DEEP-FRIED PUMPKIN AND PORK (2 dishes)
(Japanese)

INGREDIENTS (4 servings):
400 g pumpkin ("kiku-kabocha"), starch ("katakuriko"), 1 egg white, dry glutinous rice flour ("shinbikiko")
(A): 500 ml fish, kelp-flavored stock ("nidashijiru"), 3 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons sweetened cooking "sake" ("mirin"), 1/2 teaspoon salt
HOW TO COOK:
- Remove pumpkin seeds and clean inside. Cut into 3 cm cubes. Remove skin (except central portion each cube).
- Place pumpkin in pot and add solution (A). Cover and simmer until flavored.
- Coat pumpkin with starch, then egg white, then glutinous rice flour. Heat oil to 360F (180C) and deep-fry.
300 g pork (leg portion), 4 tablespoons soy sauce ("shoyu"), 2 tablespoons sweetened cooking "sake," starch, oil for deep-frying
HOW TO COOK:
- Cut pork into 4 cm-long strips. Marinate in soy sauce and sweetened cooking "sake" for about 20 minutes.
- Coat with starch. Heat oil to 360F (180C) and deep-fry until crisp.
Nutritional value
calories: 451 kcal, protein: 20.2 g, fat: 23.6 g, carbohydrate: 44.4 g, fiber: 1.2 g, calcium: 35 mg, iron: 2.1 mg, sodium: 1,249 mg, potassium: 641 mg, vitamin A: 470 IU, vitamin B1: 1 mg, vitamin B2: 0.4 mg, vitamin C: 40 mg, salt: 3.4 g
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