Pumpkin soup puree ? Few take the recipe for such a dish seriously, although growing this crop is now not uncommon. It has now become known that pumpkin contains in its pulp such a rich vitamin and mineral arsenal, which not many vegetables and fruits can boast of. Up to 90% of the pulp is water, and the remaining 10% includes proteins, carbohydrates, glucose with fructose and sucrose, carotene and a large amount of vitamins and minerals. According to its dietary properties, pumpkin is one of the first places among plant products that a person needs for his life. Only 23 kcal contains 100 grams of pumpkin pulp, which makes it unique for use in baby and diet food. Therefore, I would like to consider several options for its use in this article.
Pumpkin soup puree . The recipe for this puree soup is simple. And the most inexperienced housewife will be able to cope with him. The following products are required for its preparation:
• Pumpkin - 800 g;
• Onions and carrots - 2 pcs.;
• Cream or sour cream - 150 gr.;
• Vegetable oil, salt, garlic, ginger - as needed.
Wash and peel the vegetables. Cut and lightly fry. Add 1 liter of hot water and finely chopped ginger to the contents. Cook for 15-18 minutes until cooked. Grind everything with a mixer, pour in the cream. Serve with croutons or crackers, garnished with greens.
When preparing pumpkin soup puree, the recipe can always be improved, focusing on your taste. Sometimes the soup may turn out to be slightly sweet (depending on the type of pumpkin). Dessert so to speak. In this case, you can give one simple advice. Stronger salt and add slightly sourness and spices. Instead of ginger, you can try putting rosemary and a simple, banal pepper. Believe me, the replacement will be quite adequate. Coriander, celery, nutmeg - all this can become one of the highlights of this dish. Choose the hostess herself. When serving, you can sprinkle with pumpkin seeds or chopped nuts (pine or walnut).
So you can easily make pumpkin soup puree, the recipe of which, probably, will appeal to many housewives, for its simplicity, the ability to vary components during cooking and serving. Beautifully designed, it can become the highlight of the program if the hostess wants to surprise her guests. After all, such a dish is not even served in all restaurants.
It will be interesting to offer readers mashed pumpkin, the recipe for which is just as simple and no less sophisticated. Although few of the housewives can boast that this dish is a frequent guest on their table.
You can make mashed potatoes in three main ways.
Using the microwave. After adding a little water, the chopped pumpkin should be placed in the microwave for 8-10 minutes, and then mashed to a puree state.
Baking in the oven. We tightly cover the form with the sliced pumpkin with foil and put it in the oven. When ready, grind the baked pumpkin in mashed potatoes.
Boiling a pumpkin. The traditional way to cook any vegetable puree. Boil the pumpkin in large pieces until cooked and grind in mashed potatoes with a fork or a crush.
Salt, cream and, if desired, spices are added to the resulting puree. Serve with croutons, sprinkled with herbs. The dish can be served as a main dish or as a side dish for meat. In this case, you can cook pumpkin puree with the addition of potatoes (25-33%).
Pumpkin puree can be used as a sweet filling for baking pies, rolls or muffins.
And, of course, do not forget that pumpkin puree with the addition of any fruit or vegetables is valuable for its unique set of vitamins and useful micro and macro elements and is quite suitable for baby food starting from 7-8 months. When adding pumpkin puree during the preparation of cereals, it should be remembered that porridge is fiber, and pumpkin is the elements and vitamins that are necessary for the children's body.
Pumpkin is a valuable and useful product, and let it become a frequent guest at your tables. Joy and health to all of you.