Stuffed pumpkin, served on the table, will be the main decoration of the festive table. And you can cook such a treat using one of the recipes below.
Stuffed Pumpkin Meat Recipe
In order to bake a pumpkin in the oven, you will need:
- large pumpkin - 1 piece;
- lamb (pulp) weighing 500 grams;
- piece (gram per 50) of butter;
- red onion - 1 piece;
- sugar, salt, zira;
- several pieces (4-6) of canned tomatoes;
- greens optional.
Recipe “Stuffed Pumpkin with Meat": technology prepared
First you need to wash a large ripe pumpkin. Cut off the top so that it is possible to remove the seeds and lay the stuffing. Inside, clean the pumpkin with oil, cover and put in the oven for half an hour. Set the temperature within 200 degrees. During this time, prepare the filling. Cut the lamb into small pieces. Melt the butter in a stewpan and fry the meat in it. Sprinkle with zira, put the chopped onion and simmer for 15 minutes. Then peel the tomatoes, chop them and add to the meat. Salt, add a little sugar if the taste of the dish turned sour. Stew the meat for another half hour, then cover with greens. Pumpkin by this time should already be prepared. Put the filling in it and place the dish in the oven again. The time is 20 minutes. The recipe “Stuffed pumpkin with meat” guarantees an excellent result, and the effective presentation of the dish will make a special impression on your guests. You need to lay out the treats with a large spoon, capturing the flesh from the walls.
Recipe Stuffed Pumpkin with Vegetables
You can cook pumpkin with vegetables, having the following products available:
- one large ripe pumpkin;
- chicken breasts - 1-2 pieces;
- fresh / frozen mushrooms weighing 250 grams;
- a pair of potato tubers;
- one young zucchini;
- a small onion head;
- bell pepper;
- a piece of hard cheese weighing 100 grams;
- cream with a volume of 100 ml;
- 150 ml milk;
- garlic cloves - 3 pieces;
- vegetable frying oil;
- spices, salt.
Cooking technology
The recipe for Stuffed Pumpkin with Vegetables is simple. Cut the top off the pumpkin. Use a spoon to remove all the seeds, then the pulp from the sides. The walls should be about 2 cm. Lubricate the pumpkin inside with butter, rub with garlic, pour a little water and put the bake in the oven at 180 degrees. Cut the pulp of pumpkins, mushrooms, potatoes, onions, zucchini and chicken into cubes. Fry each product separately in a pan with added oil. Mix everything, salt, sprinkle with pepper, spices. Pour in milk, cream and simmer for 10 minutes at a slow fire. The cover must be closed. The cooked filling should stuff the pumpkin and put it back in the oven for 20 minutes. In the end, sprinkle with cheese, wait until it melts and serve the dish to the table.
Recipe "Pumpkin Stuffed with Dried Fruits"
This cooking method differs from the previous one only by filling. First you need to bake a pumpkin in the same way. Stuffing is prepared from the following products: half a glass of rice, two apples, raisins, dried apricots, prunes, butter (a slice of about 50 grams), nuts, sugar (to taste). All ingredients need to be washed, dried fruits and rice soak for half an hour. Then combine the products, mix with butter, add sugar and stuff the baked pumpkin. Put in the oven for 20 minutes. The dish is ready!