In autumn, no less than in winter or spring, our body needs vitamins. Pumpkin is just a storehouse of health, it contains almost all important vitamins, plus a high content of carotene, potassium and iron. You can cook a wide variety of dishes from this vegetable crop, but today we will focus on pumpkin casseroles - a tasty, healthy dish that does not require a long cooking time ...
Pumpkin casserole - general principles and methods of preparation
Any casserole is nothing more than a combination of mashed and crushed products baked in the oven, and pumpkin casserole is no exception. Pumpkin casserole is enjoyed by children and adults, but in order to really love it, you need to try a single recipe and choose just your option from their huge amount.
Pumpkin goes well with products such as cottage cheese, milk, eggs, millet, rice groats, mushrooms, cheese, bacon, potatoes, apples, spinach, dried apricots and even prunes.
Spices are very suitable for it: pepper, rosemary, caraway seeds, oriental mixes. Since the pumpkin’s own taste is quite soft, it will be in good harmony with the bright aromas of herbs and garlic. Don't be afraid to experiment with the ingredients ...
Pumpkin casserole can serve as a dessert and main course. In the second case, it can be served with sauce or sour cream. Pumpkin casserole is a great side dish for chicken or meat. Due to the high content of rare vitamin T in this vegetable, it can rightly be called one of the best side dishes for meat dishes, because this particular vitamin helps to absorb heavy foods and, importantly, prevents obesity ...
Pumpkin Casserole - Food Preparation
To make pumpkin dishes tasty, first of all, you need to learn how to choose it correctly:
- It is better to give preference to a pumpkin weighing from 3x to 5 kg;
- its peel should be smooth, dense, without any damage;
- the brighter the orange flesh, the tastier the pumpkin;
- a ripe pumpkin has a dark and dry tail.
Before starting to cook, you need to wash the pumpkin, cut it into quarters or smaller slices, peel the seeds and the inedible peel from the middle of the seed.
Pumpkin Casserole - Best Recipes
Recipe 1. "Pumpkin casserole with cheese and minced meat"
Ingredients
• 300-400 gr - pumpkin
• 500 gr - minced meat
• 1 pc - carrots
• 1/2 tbsp. - tomato paste
• 1 pc - bow
• vegetable oil)
• 100-150g - non-solid cheese (grated)
• pepper
• 1 handful - pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 tbsp - sour cream
• salt
• mayonnaise
Cooking method
1. Peel carrots, pumpkin and onions. Chop the carrots, chop the onion, cut the pumpkin into cubes.
2. Pass the carrots with onions to the rast. oil.
3. Then add minced meat to sauteed vegetables; fry together for another min. ten.
4. Add pumpkin and tomato paste, salt, pepper.
5. Stew the pumpkin mass under the lid for a leak. 20 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, make the sauce: mix sour cream with mayonnaise and 50 gr. grated cheese.
7. Divide the stewed pumpkin and meat mass into three equal parts.
8. Spread in a form greased with vegetable oil, alternating layers and pouring them with grated cheese.
19. Top with sauce and sprinkle with peeled pumpkin seeds.
11. Put the mold in the oven for about half an hour.
Recipe 2. "Milk and Egg Pumpkin Casserole"
Ingredients
• 1 kg - pumpkin
• 0.5 st - milk
• 2 tbsp - sugar
• 50 gr - butter
• salt
• 2 pcs - egg
Cooking method
1. Cut the skin from the pumpkin, remove the seeds. Chop the pumpkin on a grater and evenly lay in the mold.
2. Beat eggs in a bowl, add milk and melted butter.
3. Add sugar, salt and mix well.
4. Pour the grated pumpkin obtained with milk, butter and eggs mixture.
5. Put the mold in the oven t 200 C.
Recipe 3. "Pumpkin Casserole with Parmesan"
Ingredients
• 1 kg - pumpkin
• 2 pcs - eggs
• 1 pc - medium-sized onion
• 1/2 pcs - sweet pepper
• 1 tbsp - light mayonnaise
• 150 gr - parmesan or cheddar
• pepper
• salt
• crackers
Cooking method
1. Peel the pumpkin, cut into slices. Put in a small pan.
2. Add pepper and finely chopped onions to the pumpkin.
3. Pour a little water into the pan and simmer everything until soft.
4. Prepare mashed potatoes from the resulting mass.
5. In a bowl, beat the eggs, add the ready-made pumpkin puree, mayonnaise and grated cheese to them.
6. Lubricate the mold with butter, put the cooked pumpkin mixture in it.
7. Sprinkle crushed cracker crumbs on top.
8. Bake at t 170С for about 30 minutes.
Recipe 4 "Apple and Pumpkin Casserole"
Ingredients
• 10 pcs - apples
• 1 kg - pumpkin
• 500 gr - cottage cheese
• 5 tbsp - semolina
• 2 pcs - eggs
• 6 tbsp - sugar
• 3 tbsp - crushed white crackers
• 1/2 - lemon
• 1 sachet - vanillin
• cinnamon
• margarine (or vegetable oil)
• powdered sugar.
Cooking method
1. Cut the pulp of pumpkin into small cubes, boil in a small amount of water.
2. Cool the mass, grind in a blender (until puree).
3. In mashed potatoes add half the sugar and semolina, mix, leave for half an hour (for swelling).
4. Peel the apples, cut into slices.
5. Pour apple slices with lemon juice and simmer until soft.
6. Grease the form with oil, sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
7. Add one beaten egg + butter croutons to pumpkin puree, knead well.
8. Evenly distribute pumpkin puree along the bottom of the form, sprinkle cinnamon on top.
9. Top with applesauce.
10. Add to the cottage cheese add vanillin, sugar (remaining) + yolk, grind thoroughly. At the very end, carefully inject whipped protein.
11. Put the curd mixture on top of applesauce, sprinkle with powder.
12. Place the casserole in the oven - t 180 C - bake for about 25-30 minutes.
Such a casserole can be served cold, hot and warm - in any case it will be delicious ...
Pumpkin casserole - tips from experienced chefs
Advice from experienced chefs on how to easily peel a pumpkin: if you peel a peel in several places and microwave it for 2-3 minutes, it will become softer and easier to peel. So that the pumpkin is not watery, - after cooking, throw it in a colander, and the best thing is to steam it
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