Description
Instant Pot Kabocha Squash and Miso Soup. This squash soup from Japan is made in my Instant Pot and is ready in about half an hour (once you're done peeling and seeding the squash—that's the hard part).
Ingredients
Scale
- 3- to 4-pound kabocha squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch chunks
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup warm water + ½ teaspoon hondashi (or 1 cup dashi broth or 1 cup vegetable broth)
- ½ cup white miso
- 16 ounces unsweetened soy milk
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- minced green onion for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Squash, salt, and hondashi broth into the pot: Peel, seed, and cube the kabocha squash, and put it in an Instant Pot or other pressure cooker. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of fine sea salt. Dissolve the hondashi in 1 cup of warm water, then pour it into the pot over the squash.
- Pressure cook for 5 minutes with a 15-minute natural release: Lock the lid and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes (In an Instant Pot, use Manual, Pressure Cook, or Pressure Cook - Custom mode set to 5 minutes.) Let the pressure come down naturally for 15 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.
- Smooth out the miso paste: While the squash is cooking, whisk the miso and 1 cup (8oz) of the unsweetened soy milk to smooth out the miso paste. (You can also use an immersion blender.) Make sure the miso is completely blended into the milk with no lumps.
- Whisk and serve: Unlock the lid on the pressure cooker, tilting it away from you to avoid the hot steam. Stir and mash the squash with a potato masher or a wooden spoon until it is a smooth puree. (If you want ultra-smooth soup, use an immersion blender). Pour the smoothed miso and the rest of the soy milk into the pot, sprinkle in the fresh ground pepper, and whisk until smooth. (Again, for ultra-smooth soup, use an immersion blender). Ladle into bowls, top each bowl with a pinch of minced green onion (optional), serve, and enjoy!
Equipment
Buy Now → - Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Side dish
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: Japanese