Recipe

Miso beef short rib & pumpkin hotpot

This hot pot of slow cooked beef short rib and kent pumpkin is the ideal warm and comforting winter meal.

Jul 14, 2020 2:00pm
  • 2 hrs 15 mins cooking
  • Serves 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 2.5 kilogra (5¼lb) beef short ribs, excess fat trimmed, cut into sections
  • 10 green onions (scallions), sliced thinly
  • 2 litres (8 cups) chicken stock
  • ⅓ cup (80ml) soy sauce
  • ½ cup (125ml) mirin
  • 2 tablespoons red miso
  • 6 centimetre (2½in) piece fresh ginger, cut into matchsticks
  • 1 kilogram (2lb) kent pumpkin, skin on, cut into 3cm (1¼in) thick wedges
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 2 270g (8½oz) dried soba noodles

Method

  • 1
    Heat oil in a 6.75 litre (27-cup) cast iron or other flameproof casserole dish (see tips) over high heat. Cook beef, in batches, turning, for 15 minutes or until well browned; transfer each batch to a large heatproof bowl. Discard excess oil; return all beef to dish.
  • 2
    Add half the green onion to dish with the stock, soy sauce, mirin, miso and ginger; bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low; cook, covered, for 1¼ hours, skimming surface occasionally to discard excess fat.
  • 3
    Add pumpkin; cook, covered, for a further 15 minutes or until pumpkin is just tender. Stir in vinegar.
  • 4
    Just before serving, cook soba noodles following packet directions; drain.
  • 5
    Serve beef hotpot with the soba noodles, topped with remaining green onion.

Notes

We used a 28cm (11¼in) round cast iron casserole dish.Serve with steamed rice instead of the soba noodles.Sprinkle hotpot with sesame seeds and thinly sliced nori (seaweed) sheets, if you like.Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Freeze up to end of step 3, for up to 3 months; thaw in the fridge, then reheat in a microwave. Continue with steps 4 and 5 as per the recipe

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