Pumpkin is a healthy vegetable for both adults and children. The most vitaminic variety is the southern one. It is elongated and with a constriction in the middle. His skin is pretty thin. What pumpkin dishes (for a child) can I cook? We suggest exploring a few simple recipes in this article.
Dishes from pumpkin: recipes, photos
To prepare a delicious stew with pork, you will need the following ingredients:
- low-fat pork pulp (tenderloin is best suited) weighing 500 g;
- apple juice (without pulp) - several tbsp. spoons;
- 1 small onion;
- 3-4 carrots;
- pumpkin pulp in an amount of 300 g;
- cream 10-20% in a volume of 100 ml;
- grated cheese in an amount of 100 g;
- vegetable oil - 1 large spoon;
- to taste salt and pepper.
Pumpkin dishes for children: stew cooking technology
Rinse the meat, cut it into small pieces. Salt, season lightly with pepper. Pour apple juice and marinate for 15 minutes. During this time, peel the carrots and grate it. Peel the onion and chop the vegetable. In vegetable oil, slightly fry the carrots and onions. Wash the pumpkin, peel, rub the flesh on a grater. Put pieces of meat, sautéed onions and carrots, and grated pumpkin into the mold. Pour in cream and grated cheese. Place in the oven for an hour (temperature is about 180 degrees). Garnish with green leaves before serving.
Pumpkin dishes for children: millet porridge
No children's menu is complete without dairy products, and specifically porridge. With pumpkin, this dish will become more delicious and healthy. Here is what you need to cook it:
- millet in an amount of 400 g;
- salt - 1 tsp;
- 2-3 tbsp. l Sahara;
- pumpkin pulp in an amount of 500 g;
- butter - half a pack (about 100 g);
- honey - several tbsp. spoons;
- packaging (about 200 ml) cream;
- walnuts, raisins, prunes, dried apricots - to taste and desire.
Pumpkin dishes for children: porridge cooking technology
Children love everything unusual, so cook porridge not in a pan, but in portioned pots. Sort millet, rinse several times. Water should be clear. Transfer to a pan, fill with cold water and leave for an hour. After the time has passed, in a separate container, bring to a boil half a liter of water, put salt and sugar. Pour in the swollen millet. Leave on for 5 minutes. Cut pumpkin pulp into pieces. Dissolve half the specified amount of butter and honey in a pan. Put the pumpkin in them and brown a little. Arrange millet in portioned pots. Preheat the oven to 130 degrees. Slices of pumpkin on top of millet. Cut the remaining oil into cubes and lay on top. Cover the pots with foil and place in the oven for half an hour. Then remove the foil sheets and pour in the hot cream. Put back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Grind the nuts, brown them in a pan. Wash the raisins and prunes (the latter can be cut into pieces). Arrange the porridge on plates, sprinkle with nuts and dried fruits, pour over melted honey and serve. And you can put slightly cooled pots in which there is porridge will be much more interesting! Pumpkin dishes for children are healthy and tasty. Enjoy your meal!