Pumpkin dishes

Pumpkin dishes are a very healthy and tasty dish. Homemade baked goods, soups, pancakes, jams, fillings, porridges are just some of the dishes that can be sold. Pumpkin is a fairly healthy and budget-friendly vegetable. Some people don't really like pumpkin. I also belong to this type of people. But here are the most common dishes that I use most often. If you cook pumpkin correctly, you will be delighted and get a lot of impressions. Choose your recipe and eat with pleasure!

Pumpkin baked in pieces in the oven

Pumpkin baked in pieces in the oven turns out unusually tender and aromatic. You can bake pumpkin with spices in sweet and salty versions. Bright vegetables can be eaten as a separate dish or in addition to something. Cook and enjoy.

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   This delicious pumpkin dish is very easy to prepare. Wash and dry a medium-sized dessert pumpkin well.
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   Cut the prepared pumpkin lengthwise. If the vegetable is young, then you do not need to peel the skin, but if you really want to, use a vegetable peeler.If necessary, peel the hard peel with a sharp knife.
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   Remove the insides with seeds using a tablespoon.
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   Cut the peeled pumpkin into medium-sized pieces.
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   Line a baking sheet with foil or baking paper. Space the pumpkin pieces further apart to ensure the vegetable cooks evenly. Add some salt. Season with spices if desired. Season with olive oil.
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   Preheat the oven at 180 degrees. Place a baking sheet and bake the pumpkin for 20 minutes. Then pierce and check readiness. I bake pumpkin with champignons. Mushrooms and pumpkin go perfectly together.
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   If the pumpkin is still a little hard, bake it for another 10 minutes. Cool the finished pumpkin a little and serve. Bon appetit!

Creamy pumpkin soup - classic recipe

Pumpkin puree soup with cream turns out incredibly tender. This bright, tasty dish is simple to prepare, warms and satisfies during the cool season. If you have doubts and you don't particularly like pumpkin, just use this perfect recipe.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 2

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin – 400 gr.
• Butter – 40 gr.
• Cream 20% – 120 ml.
• Onions – 70 gr.
• Carrots – 70 gr.
• Water – 600 ml.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. On a work surface, assemble all the ingredients of a delicate, bright soup. Peel the onion. Wash the carrots to remove dirt. Remove the peel with a vegetable peeler.

Step 2. Chop the peeled vegetables quite coarsely.

Step 3. Rinse and peel the juicy pumpkin. Chop coarsely.

Step 4. Heat a frying pan, pour in your favorite odorless oil.Saute the carrots and onions.

Step 5. Place the chopped pumpkin and sauteed vegetables in a thick-walled saucepan.

Step 6. Season with spices - salt and ground pepper. Fill with hot water and place on the burner. Simmer for 20 minutes after boiling on minimal heat.

Step 7. Place the contents of the saucepan into a blender bowl and blend until smooth.

Step 8. Place the chopped vegetables back into the saucepan. Pour in 120 ml of heavy cream and heat on the stove until bubbling.

Step 9. Once the soup boils, season it with butter.

Step 10. Stir and turn off the burner.

Step 11. Serve the bright, tender soup in portions, adding your favorite herbs if desired. Delicious served with croutons and pre-toasted pumpkin seeds. Eat and enjoy!

Millet porridge with pumpkin

Millet porridge with pumpkin will appeal to all lovers of hearty and healthy breakfasts. Children will love this fragrant sweet dish. The texture of the porridge is soft and airy. A tasty and beautiful dish will not leave anyone indifferent.

Cooking time – 50 min.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 2

Ingredients:

• Millet – 150 gr.
• Water – 200 ml.
• Milk – 200 ml.
• Pumpkin – 250 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tsp.
• Cinnamon - to taste.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Butter – 30 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. On the table, collect all the ingredients of the aromatic bright porridge.

Step 2. Rinse and peel the juicy pumpkin. Coarsely chop, removing the innards and seeds.

Step 3. Place the chopped pumpkin in a thick saucepan. Fill with hot water and place on the burner. Simmer covered for 15 minutes after boiling over low heat.

Step 4.Rinse 150 grams of millet thoroughly several times in cold water and add to the pumpkin. Add some salt.

Step 5. Season with cinnamon and granulated sugar. Cook, covered, until the water has completely evaporated.

Step 6. Next, pour 200 milliliters of milk.

Step 7. Cook the porridge until the milk is completely absorbed into the cereal and it increases in volume.

Step 8. Season the appetizing porridge with butter. Stir and turn off the heat.

Step 9. Serve the bright porridge in portions. Eat deliciously! Bon appetit!

Pumpkin jam with orange and lemon

Pumpkin jam with orange and lemon is a fragrant treat with citrus notes that will drive you crazy. The most delicate texture of the bright treat simply melts in your mouth. Jam is served with tea or in addition to pancakes or pancakes. Eat and enjoy!

Cooking time – 3 hours 00 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 10

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin – 1 kg.
• Granulated sugar – 1 kg.
• Oranges – 1 pc.
• Lemons – 1 pc.
• Ginger root (6 cm) – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash and dry a medium-sized dessert pumpkin well. Cut lengthwise. If necessary, peel tough peels with a sharp knife or vegetable peeler. Remove the insides with seeds using a tablespoon. Cut the peeled pumpkin into medium-sized pieces.

Step 2. Pour boiling water over lemon and orange. Remove the zest from the fruit using a grater. Peel the fruits from the white film and cut into slices. Peel and grate the ginger root.

Step 3. Place the chopped pumpkin and chopped citrus slices into a thick-walled pan. Add a kilogram of sugar and stir thoroughly. Cover with a towel and leave at room temperature for at least an hour.During this time, the sugar crystals will completely dissolve and a syrup will form.

Step 4. Place the pan on the burner. Bring to a boil over low heat. Skim off any foam that has formed. Simmer until the pumpkin softens. As soon as the pumpkin is cooked, add chopped ginger. Boil for 10 minutes.

Step 5. Rinse the jars thoroughly with baking soda. Sterilize in the microwave or in a water bath. Fill sterile jars with aromatic jam. Screw on with sterile caps.

Step 6. Cool the jam jars completely. Move to a cool place where the workpieces are stored. Use fragrant jam for its intended purpose. Bon appetit!

Pumpkin pancakes in a frying pan

Pumpkin pancakes in a frying pan turn out amazingly tender. Fragrant pastries are served with sour cream or jam. The pancakes will pleasantly surprise and delight you. The cooking process takes minimal time. Anyone can make this dish. Appetizing pancakes are served both hot and cold.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 4

Ingredients:

• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Wheat flour – 5 tbsp.
• Peeled pumpkin – 400 gr.
• Vanilla sugar – 1 tsp.
• Ground nutmeg – 1/3 tsp.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the pumpkin well and dry. Slice lengthwise. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the tough skin. Remove the insides with seeds using a tablespoon. Peeled pumpkin should contain 400 grams. Grate it, add salt and leave for 10 minutes.

Step 2. Squeeze out excess moisture from the pumpkin. Break chicken eggs into it. Season with spices - vanilla sugar and ground nutmeg. Add sifted wheat flour.Stir the dough well.

Step 3. Heat the pan. Pour in vegetable oil. Place the pumpkin dough at a distance from each other. Fry until golden brown at medium temperature. Carefully turn over to the second side with a spatula and fry.

Step 4. Place the bright, aromatic pancakes on a plate.

Step 5. Serve delicious pancakes with your favorite jam or sour cream. Bon appetit!

Pumpkin baked with meat in the oven

Pumpkin baked with meat in the oven is a balanced homemade dish that will deliciously and satisfyingly feed your family and friends. This recipe is easy to prepare. The aromatic dish will give you unforgettable emotions. A minimum of ingredients and a delicious hearty dinner on the table.

Cooking time – 1 hour 00 minutes

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 4

Ingredients:

• Pork – 600 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise – 50 gr.
• Peeled pumpkin – 650 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 2 tsp.
• Paprika - to taste.
• Cumin (jeera) - to taste.
• Ground cardamom - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Olive oil – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the pumpkin well and dry. Cut the prepared pumpkin lengthwise. If necessary, peel the hard peel with a sharp knife. Remove the insides with seeds using a tablespoon. Cut the peeled pumpkin into slices.

Step 2. Rinse the pork and dry with paper towels. Cut into fairly large pieces. Season with spices - salt, ground pepper and cardamom, cumin, paprika and sugar. Rub everything thoroughly into the meat pulp.

Step 3. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Rub the meat with mayonnaise and season with chopped onions. Leave for 10 minutes so that all ingredients become friends. Spices will give the meat an incredible taste.You can add your favorite spices.

Step 4. Line a baking tray with baking foil. Spread the marinated meat in an even layer. Place pumpkin slices on top and drizzle with your favorite flavored oil. Pumpkin oil and olive oil work great. If using unrefined, season before serving.

Step 5. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees. Place the baking sheet and bake the dish for 40 minutes. Then pierce and check readiness. The pumpkin should hold its shape, and the meat should be juicy and soft.

Step 6. If the pumpkin is still a little hard, bake it for another 10 minutes. Cool the prepared bright dish a little and serve. Eat deliciously and enjoy an unforgettable process!

Manti with pumpkin

Manti with pumpkin turns out perfect. The fragrant dish is served on the festive table, and it looks more than appropriate. The pumpkin makes the filling more juicy and is not at all noticeable in the manti. Prepare it, and your guests will receive an extraordinary gastronomic pleasure. Eat deliciously and enjoy a vibrant masterpiece.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Wheat flour – 3.5 tbsp.
• Drinking water – 1 tbsp.
• Salt – 0.5 tsp.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.

For filling:

• Beef – 700 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Peeled pumpkin – 300 gr.
• Dill - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare products for the test.

Step 2. Break the pre-washed egg into a bowl.

Step 3. Add salt and whisk. Pour a glass of water and stir again.

Step 4. Sift the specified amount of flour through a fine sieve.

Step 5. Mix with a whisk as much as possible.

Step 6.Transfer the contents of the bowl to a work surface and knead into an elastic, soft dough. Cover with cling film or wrap in a bag. Leave it to rest.

Step 7. Start preparing the filling. Wash and dry a medium-sized pumpkin well. Cut the prepared pumpkin lengthwise. Peel the tough skin with a sharp knife. Remove the insides with seeds using a tablespoon.

Step 8. Rinse the beef and dry with napkins. Cut into convenient pieces and twist through a meat grinder.

Step 9. Grate the peeled pumpkin or grind through a meat grinder. Finely chop the peeled onion. Rinse and dry the dill and chop. Add the prepared ingredients to the ground beef.

Step 10. Stir the minced meat. Season with salt and ground pepper.

Step 11. Stir until smooth.

Step 12. Divide the dough into parts. Roll the sausage.

Step 13. Cut the sausage into nickels. Roll each one out and add the filling.

Step 14. Fold the ends of the dough towards the center.

Step 15. Seal the free edges well.

Step 16. Place the molded manti on the wire rack at a distance from each other.

Step 17. Place the lattice in a mantle with water. Bring water to a boil and cook for 20-30 minutes depending on the size after boiling.

Step 18. Place manti with pumpkin on a serving dish, garnish with herbs and serve for lunch. Bon appetit!

Sweet candied pumpkin

Sweet candied pumpkin is a tasty and easy-to-prepare delicacy. Pumpkin does not have a pronounced characteristic taste. But citrus fruits do the trick. If you don't like pumpkin, just cook it. This recipe will dispel doubts. Anyone can prepare a budget delicacy, with a little patience - and everything will work out!

Cooking time – 24 hours 00 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin – 500 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 500 gr.
• Lemon zest – 1 tbsp.
• Lime zest – 1 tbsp.
• Lemon juice - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. On the table, collect ingredients for aromatic candied fruits.

Step 2. Wash and dry the medium-sized dessert pumpkin well. Cut lengthwise. Peel the tough skin with a sharp knife. Remove the insides with seeds using a tablespoon. Cut the peeled pumpkin into slices.

Step 3. Place the pumpkin slices in a plastic container. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Pour boiling water over lemon and lime. Dry, remove the zest with a grater and add to the rest of the ingredients. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon, mix and add to the container to taste.

Step 4. Close the container with a lid and leave at room temperature overnight. The sugar will dissolve, the juice will be released and turn into syrup. The slices will be soaked with it. Place the contents in a thick-walled saucepan and place on the stove.

Step 5. Bring the syrup to a boil and boil the slices for 5-7 minutes until soft. Check with a knife.

Step 6. Place the cooked slices along with the syrup into a container. Cool completely. Cover with a lid and refrigerate for 6 hours.

Step 7. Strain the wedges through a colander. Boil the syrup for 10 minutes and pour the slices again. Cool and repeat the procedure.

Step 8. Place the slices on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Place in the oven and dry with the door ajar for 5-6 hours at 100 degrees.

Step 9: Reduce or increase drying time if necessary. You can dry it in a dryer or in natural conditions.

Step 10. Ready candied fruits should bend, but not break. Sprinkle them with powdered sugar and put them in a dry place. Can be put in a jar. Use for baking or drink tea with them. Bon appetit!

Rice porridge with milk and pumpkin

Rice porridge with milk and pumpkin turns out incredibly tender and bright. The dish is usually served for breakfast. You will like milk porridge even if you can’t stomach pumpkin. Pumpkin does not have a pronounced taste, but it adds some zest to the dish. Prepare it and your opinion will change.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 4

Ingredients:

• Rice – 1 tbsp.
• Milk – 4 tbsp.
• Pumpkin – 400 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 4 tbsp.
• Salt – 0.5 tsp.
• Butter – 50 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. On the table, collect all the ingredients of the delicious porridge.

Step 2. Rinse and peel the juicy pumpkin. Coarsely chop, removing the innards and seeds.

Step 3. Place the chopped pumpkin in a thick saucepan. Fill with hot water so that it barely covers the pumpkin, add salt and place on the burner. Simmer covered for 15 minutes after boiling over low heat.

Step 4. Drain off excess water, but do not pour it away. Mash the cooked pumpkin with a masher.

Step 5. Rinse a glass of rice thoroughly several times in cold water and send it to the pumpkin. Pour in the water that was drained.

Step 6. Pour in 1/3 of the required milk, after boiling it. Add granulated sugar. Cook, covered, until the liquid has completely evaporated. Add the remaining milk.

Step 7. Cook the porridge until the milk is almost absorbed into the cereal and the porridge increases in volume.

Step 8. Season the appetizing porridge with butter. Stir and turn off the burner. Serve in portions. Bon appetit!

Quick and delicious pumpkin pie

A quick and delicious pumpkin pie that will appeal to all lovers of homemade baking. Pumpkin combined with lemon has an unsurpassed taste and magical aroma.The delicate and airy texture of the pie will delight absolutely everyone who manages to treat themselves to a bright delicacy.

Cooking time – 1 hour 00 minutes

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 6

Ingredients:

• Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
• Wheat flour – 1 tbsp.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Baking soda – 1 tsp.
• Peeled pumpkin – 300 gr.
• Granulated sugar – 150 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash and dry the juicy pumpkin. Cut lengthwise. Peel the tough skin with a sharp knife. Remove the insides with seeds using a tablespoon. Grate the peeled pumpkin.

Step 2. Pour boiling water over the lemon. Dry. Remove the zest with a grater. Squeeze out the juice.

Step 3. Place 100 grams of softened butter in a deep bowl, add 150 grams of granulated sugar and beat with a mixer until it has a whitened, fluffy consistency. Start beating at minimum speed, gradually increasing to medium speed.

Step 4. Rinse and dry the chicken eggs. Add to the oily mixture, stirring thoroughly with a mixer until smooth.

Step 5. Next, add lemon zest, baking soda and juice.

Step 6. Squeeze out excess moisture from the pumpkin and pour in the oily egg mixture. Using a fine sieve, sift a glass of wheat flour into the dough. Mix the dough with a spoon until smooth.

Step 7. Heat the oven by setting the switch to 180 degrees. Thoroughly coat the bottom and sides of the baking dish with oil. Carefully transfer the dough and distribute it evenly throughout the pan, lightly tapping it on the table.

Step 8. Place the pie in a preheated oven for 45 minutes. Check readiness with a wooden toothpick or skewer. Cool the fragrant pie completely in the pan. Then carefully remove and place on a plate.

Step 9Cut the bright pie into portions and serve with aromatic tea or coffee. Bon appetit!