Friday, November 6, 2015
What to do with the Halloween pumpkins?
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STAR Fine Foods |
Making traditional Halloween pumpkins calls not only for artistic skills
but also for a good deal of patience. Nevertheless, carving out a pumpkin,
spoonful by spoonful, is one way to spend a rainy autumn afternoon as a family
and the kids are bound to have lots of fun.
Once you have finished, though, what are you supposed to do with all the
wonderful left over? Low in calories, rich in vitamins, this healthy, tasty
vegetable features in a whole host of recipes. Here are just some ideas:
Pasta sauce
One solution is to turn your pumpkin into a pasta sauce. Gently fry some
onion in a little STAR® Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, add the pumpkin, cover and
leave to cook in its own juices on a low heat. When it’s soft, add some light
cream or half and half and stir until it’s all mixed together. Add a pinch of
nutmeg, salt and pepper and pour over the pasta.
Garnish for meat dishes
Pumpkin’s sweet flavor also goes well with meat recipes, including
roasts, game, lamb and beef. For example, you can make a simple tasty puree out
of potato, a teaspoonful of STAR® Extra-Virgin Olive Oil and a pinch of salt
for every 2 cups of pumpkin.
Sweet jam
How about turning savory into sweet? You will need 4 cups pumpkin, 2
cups sugar and the juice of 1 lemon, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 3 teaspoons cinnamon
and ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg Cook the pumpkin with the sugar on a low heat. Add the
lemon juice and spices and cook for about 40 minutes, stirring all the while to
make sure it doesn’t stick. The result: a delicious jam that will go a treat
with cheese.
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