Stir-Fried Pumpkin with Black Beans and Ginger

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Cookbook Countdown #3 : Recipe No. 2 - Stir-Fried Pumpkin with Black Beans and Ginger

from my selected cookbook for this month, My China by Kylie Kwong

We love pumpkin. I would usually stir-fried it with garlic and sometimes I would add in dried prawns as well. It is one of my daughter's favourite dish. When I saw this pumpkin recipe in Kylie Kwong's book, I just got to give it a try. Her recipe uses black beans, Shao Hsing wine and ginger, with some rice vinegar. 

This is a simple dish to cook. I have however cooked it longer than indicated in the recipe, as we love our pumpkin to be very soft and almost mushy! As for the seasoning, I have added a little more of the sugar and light soy sauce, according to taste. And some extra tablespoons of water, just so it will not dry out as I have simmered it for an extra few minutes.

This is quite a nice dish to eat as part of a dinner meal with a bowl of rice and some other dishes.



Stir-Fried Pumpkin with Black Beans and Ginger
(My China by Kylie Kwong)
Serves 4-6 as part of a shared meal
500 gm (1 lb) pumpkin, peeled, quartered and de-seeded
2 tablespoons peanut oil
5 cm (2 in) piece ginger, finely chopped
1 tablespoon salted black beans
1/4 cup Shao Hsing wine
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Cut pumpkin into slices about 7 cm (2-3/4 in) long and 5 mm (1/4 in) thick. Heat peanut oil in a hot wok until surface seems to shimmer slightly, then add pumpkin and ginger and stir-fry for about 2 minutes or until pumpkin is lightly browned.

Add black beans and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add Shao Hsing wine and sugar and stir-fry for 1 minute. Pour in water and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

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