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Ebi Kimi-ni Yellow Flower Shrimp

Name: Ebi Kimi-ni Yellow Flower Shrimp
Total time: 2 h 47 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 12 medium raw shrimp, head on or off; 1 small kabocha or acorn squash (about 600 g), peeled and seeded; 225 g spinach (or green beans); 2 tsp salt, for the cooking water; 2 tbsp cornstarch, for dusting; 3 egg yolks, well beaten; 1 piece yuzu rind (or lemon rind), for slivers; 1.3 L cold water; 25 g kombu, wiped; 25 g dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi); 60 ml mirin; 60 ml light (usukuchi) soy sauce; 3 tbsp saké; 6 tbsp mirin; 4 tbsp light (usukuchi) soy sauce

Shrimp twisted into flower shapes, coated in egg yolk and poached so the yolk puffs into a golden jacket, plated with kabocha and spinach that have each steeped in their own seasoned dashi. A festive lunch centrepiece.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on1 h 10 min
Total2 h 47 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

main

12medium raw shrimp, head on or off
1small kabocha or acorn squash (about 600 g), peeled and seeded
225 gspinach (or green beans)
2 tspsalt, for the cooking water
2 tbspcornstarch, for dusting
3egg yolks, well beaten
1 pieceyuzu rind (or lemon rind), for slivers

dashi

1.3 Lcold water
25 gkombu, wiped
25 gdried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)

vegetable soaking liquid

60 mlmirin
60 mllight (usukuchi) soy sauce

shrimp simmering liquid

3 tbspsaké
6 tbspmirin
4 tbsplight (usukuchi) soy sauce

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Egg
Soy
Fish
Crustacean shellfish
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Tuna
Bonito
Shrimp
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Rice
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Spinach
Winter squash
Yeast
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kelp
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised
Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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