Pumpkin refers to the melon crops, so itsThe closest "relatives" are zucchini, cucumbers, and, of course, melons and watermelons. Pumpkins exist not only edible, but also those that are used to make various vessels and even musical instruments. Although, of course, today pumpkin jugs are rather souvenir products than household items.
In the world there are many varieties of pumpkin.The smallest of them produce fruits weighing about a kilogram, and the "classic" pumpkins, which we used to see in American films about the celebration of Halloween, can reach a mass of up to 200 kilograms.
Pumpkin is used in cooking quite widelydue to its taste, as well as the availability of nutrients. The most tasty and useful fruits with bright orange flesh, as they contain a lot of carotene. A variety of pumpkin dishes are served in the form of appetizers and salads, soups are brewed from it, main dishes are prepared and, of course, delicious desserts.
For example, for salads this fruit canused raw, baked or boiled. But any pumpkin dishes begin to cook with the fact that they clean it from seeds, fibers and peel. However, if you plan to bake the pumpkin, the peel is better to leave and cut it later, when the fruit is ready.
Round pumpkin cut like a watermelon into slices.Then they clean the seeds and, if necessary, cut off the peel. If the pumpkin is shaped like a pear, then at first it is cut at both ends, then peeled off the peel, and then, cutting the fruit into quarters, they clean the seeds.
If pumpkin dishes suggest the use of baked pulp, then the slices are placed in the oven for about half an hour. Cook the pulp, cut it into cubes. Cooking time - 15 minutes.
In salads, pumpkin goes well with apples,honey, nuts, carrots. You can also make spicy salads from it, adding tomatoes, sweet peppers, onions, pickled cucumbers and a little horseradish or garlic for piquancy.
To fill these salads better vegetable oil. But pumpkin is not recommended to use, so as not to "slaughter" the taste of vegetables.
Первые блюда из тыквы также довольно разнообразны.It can be added to any vegetable soups, but the most interesting option is pumpkin soup. It can be cooked with various additives - rice, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots. And you can make a sweet soup by adding raisins or fresh plums.
Various and second pumpkin dishes, recipeswhich can be found in abundance on various culinary sites. It is added to vegetable stews, stews, and various casseroles and sauces are made of it. A spectacular dish can be prepared using pumpkin itself as a “dish”, for example, beef stew with vegetables. To do this, the fruit must be well washed, but not peeled. Then it is necessary to cut off the “lid” on one side and clean the seeds, as well as some of the pulp that will be used to prepare the dish. Fry the meat, then add vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, pumpkins and any others) and stew a little. At the end you can add tomatoes or tomato sauce. Prepare the prepared pumpkin with oil, fill the stew and pour a little broth, cover it with a lid from the cut part, and bake in the oven for about two hours.
Простой и оригинальный рецепт «тыква Mexican "can be used for dinner. For cooking you need to boil the rice (it is better to use brown), and rub the pumpkin on a grater or cut into smaller strips. You can also add mushrooms in a medium-sized slice of pepper, carrot and onion. Mix the vegetables with rice, add your favorite seasonings (the dish should be moderately spicy) and put in a baking dish, spreading thin tomato mugs on top. Prepare the filling of the beaten eggs with the addition of sour cream and mayonnaise, pour the prepared products and put them to be baked. After about 30 minutes, take out the form, sprinkle with grated spicy cheese on top and bake again for about ten minutes.
As a dessert, you can cook a baked pumpkin with a sweet sauce, pancakes or pancakes made from it and, of course, pumpkin pies, the flavor of which instantly makes you forget about the diet.
