Pumpkin is a storehouse of vitamins, and it even contains elements that are very rare in vegetables in general. For example, vitamin K and vitamin T. When compared with other garden residents, the orange beauty contains five times more nutrients than carrots.
Cooking pumpkin in the oven
We will prepare an interesting stew in this vegetable. Rice must be washed and filled with water, from the fruit we clean the middle with the pulp, after cutting the lid. The meat must be washed, chopped and fried until a crust is obtained. In another pan, fry grated carrots, slices of canned pineapple and strips of sweet pepper. Next, mix all the ingredients, add spices and herbs, transfer to a pumpkin and close the vegetable lid. Bake for several hours at a temperature of at least 200 degrees. Serving is carried out in an edible pot, it turns out unusual and very tasty.
Oven pumpkin dishes
Cook the casserole. Wash the mushrooms, cut into cubes. Peel the onion and chop randomly, put both ingredients in a pan with hot oil and simmer. Remember to use spices. A kilogram of pumpkin peeled and seeds, cut into small cubes. Grate 400 grams of cheese, add a glass of cream and eight eggs to it, knead the dough, gradually introduce a couple of tablespoons of flour into it. In a greased form, put the mushrooms with onions, put slices of pumpkin on top and pour the dough. Put in a preheated oven for 45-60 minutes. If desired, at the end of cooking, you can put on top some olives or white seeds.
Vegetables with meat
If you decide to cook a pumpkin in the oven, use the following recipe. Cut the meat into pieces (if necessary, you can pre-fry it until half ready). Lubricate the mold with oil and put the first ingredient there. Then peel the carrots and cut it into slices, put on the meat. Grind celery and pumpkin into a mold. Do not forget to salt and pepper the layers. If desired, you can introduce mayonnaise diluted with water or a little sour cream. Cover the dish with a lid and send it to bake in the oven for an hour. Before serving, decorate with herbs. Dishes from pumpkins in the oven are very diverse, it can be pies, and muffins, as well as various kinds of stews or even soups, which, after whipping, languish in the oven.
Fruit pie
In a deep container, mix grated pumpkin, chopped pineapple, two eggs and half a glass of steamed prunes. Introduce 150 grams of sugar, mix well. Then mix it all with a pinch of soda and a pinch of baking powder, gradually introduce a glass of flour and at the end add vegetable oil in an amount of 100 grams (should not be with a smell, you can use pumpkin). The dough is liquid, you need to pour it into a mold and bake until cooked, approximately no less than 35-45 minutes. When serving, the dish is sprinkled with powdered sugar and cut into slices.
Bake vegetable
Oven pumpkin dishes are different, however, despite everything, many prefer to use it in its pure form without additives, spices or herbs are rarely allowed. Here is one such recipe. Cook the dish at once, because after heating it is not so tasty. So, we clear a piece of pumpkin from seeds and cut into small cubes (stripes, circles, and so on), pour a little oil on a strip of foil, put pieces of vegetables, sprinkle with lemon juice, you can add cinnamon or unsweetened spices (cumin, garlic, herbs). Wrap and place foil pockets on a baking sheet. Bake for 35-45 minutes at 190 degrees. After the specified time has elapsed, it is necessary to unroll the roll and let the crust bake a little, here you can sprinkle pieces of sugar to get caramel.
Conclusion
Most people do not consider pumpkin a delicacy or a vegetable that should be regularly on the table. But in vain. The orange beauty is amazing in salads with liver, amazing in pies and muffins, breathtaking in soups and, of course, unique in its pure form. As you can see, cooking pumpkin dishes in the oven is not so difficult, the main thing is to want.