Тыква является уникальным овощем, соединяя в себе a lot of nutrients and vitamins. In addition, having a rich bright color, the pumpkin, baked in the oven, is able to decorate the table with itself and revive any dish with a bright impregnation.
Pumpkin came to us from afar - from the NorthAmerica, it began to grow about 5 thousand years ago, the first settlers. The pumpkins cut the top, cleared it of seeds, filled it with milk, honey and spices, and then baked it in hot coals. And the Indians simply roasted it at the stake, and rugs were made from cut strips of a proscribed pumpkin.
Pumpkin can be called naturalvitamin and mineral complex. It's just a storehouse of nutrients, and the first place in terms of content is taken by beta-carotene, which is a great antioxidant. Also, the pumpkin is rich in vitamins E, C, PP, B1, B2, and also contains calcium, iron, potassium, copper, magnesium, cobalt, zinc, fluorine and silicon!
And with all its merits, it is alsoa great dietary product, which helps to reduce body weight. Therefore, the pumpkin in the oven, its recipes are especially popular with those who are prone to obesity or have stomach problems.
Choosing a pumpkin is better relying on ingredients,which will additionally participate in the cooking process. A pumpkin baked in an oven with herbs will be especially good if you take an orange variety with a sweet flesh for its cooking. And in conjunction with a bird or meat, a "bottle" pumpkin is suitable. Dense creamy sauces will reveal more taste in the pumpkin of yellow color.
Do not buy the whole fruit, because for two more than enough piece is one kilogram. In addition, when the pumpkin is cut, you can see if there are many seeds in it.
To pumpkin baked in the oven turned outricher and tastier, you can use additional ingredients. It can be as fresh or dried herbs, sauces, spices, and more substantial products - meat or other vegetables.
Baked pumpkin in the oven is very common in the children's kitchen. It is given to children as a first meal, vegetable puree, soups, casseroles, and more.
Here is a wonderful recipe - pumpkin baked with raisins. He will definitely like even the most fastidious children.
So, the preparation of this recipe you will need:
- pumpkin - 400g;
- light raisins - 50g;
- sugar or honey - 40g;
- milk - 200 ml. You can change the number of ingredients to your taste, something more, something less, the dish will not affect its taste.
Cut the pumpkin into pieces, sprinkle with sugar andleave for a couple of minutes. Next, layers of pumpkin-raisins fill the required container. Pour the contents of the form with milk so that the pumpkin pieces look out. In the oven warmed to 180C, we set the filled container for 40-60 minutes. As a result, you get a gentle and very tasty dessert.
And if you want to cook something more thoroughly, to your attention a pumpkin baked in the oven with meat and buckwheat.
Necessary ingredients:
- pork - 200g;
- buckwheat - 2nd;
- pumpkin - 1pcs medium size;
- carrots - 1 pc;
- onion - 1 head;
- vegetable oil - 5 tbsp .;
- pepper, salt;
- garlic - 3 cloves.
Сначала необходимо хорошо вымыть тыкву, а затем cut from the top of it so as to get a kind of cover. Clean the inside of the pumpkin from the pulp and seeds, thereby leaving the walls up to 3 cm thick, which are rubbed with oil, garlic, pepper and salt. We spread a layer of buckwheat. Do not forget to salt. The meat is cut into small cubes, if desired, they can be slightly fried, and spread on top of buckwheat. Fry onion with carrot until golden brown. The resulting mass is reported to the first two layers, but so that there is at least 5 cm left to the top, as the buckwheat will still swell. Add 250 g of water, close the cut off top and send to the oven, preheated to 180 ° C, expect 2 hours, depending on the size of the pumpkin. Serve it can be whole, but you can cut into portions.
Enjoy your appetite!
