Pumpkin puree recipe
Many summer residents who were able to harvest a rich pumpkin harvest make tasty and healthy puree from it for the winter. Preparing this rich delicacy is quite simple. To get the puree you need to take:
- 300 g granulated sugar;
- 1.5 kg pumpkin;
- 3-5 pcs. carnations;
- 300 g fresh cranberries.
Pumpkin puree
First you need to wash the fruits. Each pumpkin is cut into several parts. They need to be thoroughly peeled. You will also need to discard the seeds and fibers. The vegetable pulp is cut into cubes.
In a separate bowl, mix granulated sugar and water. The resulting syrup should boil. Pre-prepared pumpkin cubes are placed into this mass.
Advice. The optimal thickness of pumpkin cubes for making puree is 1-2.5 cm.
Next you need to prepare the cranberries. You will need to squeeze the juice out of the berries, which is then poured into the vegetables and syrup. Boil the mixture for at least half an hour. Shortly before the end of the cooking process, you need to put cloves in the container.
The finished pumpkin cubes are transferred to a sieve. All excess liquid should drain well from them. Now you need to manually wipe the product. Some housewives prefer to use a blender. The main thing is that the pumpkin should not cool down.
For puree, pumpkin must be cut into cubes
The resulting puree must be placed in jars that have been previously sterilized and sealed with lids. Delicious and healthy pumpkin puree with cranberries is ready for the winter!
Cabbage with pumpkin and carrots during Lent will improve your health
With such reserves, spring vitamin deficiency is not a problem.
One of the main conditions of Lent is that food should be simple. And what could be simpler than the vegetables we are used to! Including the price. It’s just that hands don’t always reach them. And culinary imagination is not enough. You always want to create something intricate and extravagant in the kitchen. Although you can prepare a lot of delicious salads from ordinary cabbage, carrots, and beets, adding daily variety to what some may think is a meager lenten menu. And in a hurry. Which is also important these days.
Let's improve our health at the same time! It’s not for nothing that they say: onions cause seven illnesses. The same can be said about other vegetables. They contain a lot of living vitamins and other substances that are useful and necessary for the body. 100 grams of sauerkraut, for example, contains the daily requirement of vitamin C. Vegetables are rich in natural fiber. Let's clean ourselves up at the same time!
Sauerkraut with mushrooms...
YOU NEED: 200 g cabbage, 200 g salted mushrooms, onion, herbs, vegetable oil.
Mix cabbage with finely chopped mushrooms, chopped onions, herbs, and season with vegetable oil.
100 g - 3 points.
...with pumpkin
YOU NEED: 300 g cabbage, 150 g pumpkin, 2 apples, parsley.
Mix cabbage with coarsely grated pumpkin and apple slices. Season with vegetable oil, lemon juice, sprinkle with parsley.
100 g - 5 points.
You can't spoil a radish with oil
YOU NEED: 200 g radish, salt, vegetable oil.
Cut the radish into small slices or pieces, add salt and add vegetable oil.
In 100 g - 6.5 points.
Radish goes well with herbs, onions, cabbage, cranberries, carrots, nuts, and apples.
Carrots with daikon...
NEEDED: 200 g each of daikon, carrots, apples.
Grate everything on a coarse grater, mix, season with vegetable oil. Salt - to taste.
100 g - 6 points.
...with celery
NEEDED: 200 g of carrots, celery stalks, lettuce.
Grate the carrots, cut the lettuce into pieces, and finely chop the celery. Mix everything, season with lemon juice or vegetable oil.
In 100 g - 3.5 points.
...with onions
NEEDED: 2 onions, 1 carrot, vegetable oil.
Cut the onion into rings and soak in boiling water for 10 minutes. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, mix with onions, season with vegetable oil.
In 100 g - 7.5 points.
Beetroot with mushrooms...
YOU NEED: 300 g boiled beets, 1 onion, 200 g champignons, herbs, vegetable oil.
Boil the champignons, cut into pieces. Grate the beets on a coarse grater. Finely chop the onion and fry lightly. Mix everything, season with vegetable oil. Decorate with greens. Salt - to taste.
In 100 g - 6.5 points.
…with onion
YOU NEED: 300 g of boiled beets, onion, vegetable oil.
Grate the boiled beets. Lightly fry the finely chopped onion. Mix everything, season with oil.
100 g - 8 points.
...with horseradish
YOU NEED: 300 g boiled beets, 50 g horseradish, parsley, vegetable oil.
Grate the beets on a coarse grater, grate the horseradish on a fine grater, mix, season with vegetable oil. Top with finely chopped greens. Salt - to taste.
In 100 g - 8.5 points.
Cabbage with oranges...
YOU NEED: 200 g cabbage, orange, apple, lemon.
Finely chop the cabbage and grind until juice appears. Grate the apple and cut the orange slices into pieces. Mix everything, add lemon juice.
100 g - 6 points.
...with cranberries
YOU NEED: 300 g cabbage, 50 g cranberries, apple, vegetable oil.
Finely chop the cabbage, grind, mix with cranberries and finely chopped apple. Season with vegetable oil.
In 100 g - 5.5 points.
Option without apple: 100 g - 4.5 points.
...with bell pepper
YOU NEED: 200 g cabbage, one sweet bell pepper, apple, green onions, herbs.
Finely chop the cabbage. Remove the seeds from the pepper and cut it into strips. Grate the apple on a coarse grater, finely chop the green onions and herbs.
Mix everything, season with vegetable oil.
100 g - 5 points.
…with nuts
YOU NEED: 300 g cabbage, 50 g crushed walnuts, 2 cloves of garlic, parsley.
Mix finely chopped cabbage with nuts, herbs, and chopped garlic.
In 100 g - 5.5 points.
...with prunes
YOU NEED: 200 g cabbage, 100 g prunes, carrots, lemon.
Soak the prunes. Finely chop the cabbage and grind until juice appears. Cut the soaked prunes into pieces, grate the carrots. Mix everything, add lemon juice and vegetable oil.
100 g - 17 points.
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Pumpkin puree with apples
You can prepare an unusual pumpkin puree with the addition of apples. The fruits will need to be freed from seeds and peel. Then they need to be passed through a meat grinder. The resulting mass is covered with granulated sugar. For 0.5 kg of apples and 1 kg of pumpkin you need 4 large spoons of sand.
All components are mixed and the mass is placed on low heat. You need to boil it for 2 hours. Before turning off the stove, add 1 small spoon of citric acid to the puree. All that remains is to spread the hot delicacy into pre-prepared jars and roll up the lids.
Pumpkin puree with apples
Pickled pumpkin for the winter
In order to eat healthy ingredients from their own garden all winter, many summer residents prefer to ferment pumpkin. To do this you will need:
- 1-1.5 l of water;
- 3-4 kg pumpkin;
- a little ground hot red pepper;
- 50 g salt.
The vegetable should be peeled and cut into even squares. Blanch the pumpkin cubes in boiling water for 5 minutes. The workpieces prepared for further manipulation are transferred to a separate container. It is optimal to take enamel dishes.
Pickled pumpkin
Now you need to make the brine. To do this, mix water, red pepper and salt. The resulting liquid is poured into the pumpkin cubes. Now the entire mass must be pressed under pressure. The workpiece is left at room temperature for several days. Then the pumpkin is stored in the refrigerator or cellar.
Fresh salad of pumpkin, carrots and apples with pickled vegetables
This variation of the dish attracts with its unusual taste combinations of fresh root vegetables and salted vegetables. This salad is perfect for a homemade feast.
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin - 350 gr. ,
- Apples - 200 gr.,
- Carrots - 200 gr.,
- Canned vegetables - 200 gr.,
- Vegetable oil - 30 ml.,
- Salt to taste.
Preparation:
The pumpkin needs to be cut into relatively large pieces. Place in a bowl.
Cut the pickled cucumbers into square cubes and add to the salad. The pickled onion needs to be cut into half rings.
Season the salad with vegetable oil. Add salt and spices to taste.
Pumpkin compote recipe
Pumpkin compote made for the winter will be very tasty.
Attention! To make the drink rich and beautiful, it is recommended to use dessert pumpkin varieties for its preparation. This delicacy will taste like pineapple juice.
To prepare the compote, you need to take 450 g of granulated sugar, 1 kg of pumpkin pulp, 1 small spoon of 70% vinegar and 1 liter of water.
First you need to prepare the vegetable. The pumpkin should be washed and dried with a towel. The fruit must be peeled. Then the vegetable is cut into 2 halves, and you need to remove the fibers and seeds from each with a spoon. Then the pulp is cut into cubes. Their optimal size is 2x2 cm. You can make the blanks even smaller.
Pumpkin compote
Pumpkin cubes are transferred to a saucepan and covered with granulated sugar. The mass is filled with water and mixed. The liquid should completely cover the vegetable preparations. The dishes with food are placed on medium heat. To prevent the pulp from spreading, vinegar is added to it.
It is recommended to cook pumpkin compote for no more than 20 minutes. Spices will help give the drink a refined aroma. You can add cinnamon or a vanilla stick to the syrup when cooking.
All that remains is to roll the finished pumpkin compote into jars. They must first be washed and sterilized. You can do this in the oven or in a double boiler. The hot drink should be poured into prepared containers. The compote should be poured up to the neck. Then, using a special key, the dishes are rolled up. The jars are left at room temperature for a day, after which they should be put away for winter storage.
In this recipe, vinegar can be replaced with citric acid. Cloves will help give the drink an original taste and unsurpassed aroma. The drink will be no less tasty if you supplement it with slices of lemon or other citrus.
You can add citrus fruits to pumpkin compote
Pumpkin recipe with carrots and beets
Here, red pumpkin is prepared in a very unusual way - it is stewed, simmered in the oven for a long time, and not just like that, but in a light sauce of sour cream and broth. For this and the previous recipe, it is recommended to choose a pumpkin that is not the sweetest, because these dishes do not belong to the dessert category. The best option is a vegetable from hard-barked varieties.
Read: Delicious recipes with white cabbage
Ingredients:
- 300 g pumpkin;
- vegetable oil;
- 150 ml meat or vegetable broth;
- 1 large carrot;
- 2 small onions;
- 4 tbsp. l. wheat flour;
- 1 large beet;
- ground black pepper;
- 200 g sour cream;
- salt.
Cooking method:
- cut the pumpkin into small cubes;
- cut the carrots into cubes;
- cut the beets into strips;
- finely chop the onion;
- heat a frying pan with oil and fry the onion until golden brown;
- Place pumpkin, carrots and beets in the pan. Quickly fry these ingredients, pepper and salt;
- transfer the contents of the frying pan into a ceramic pot;
- fry the flour in the remaining oil in a frying pan, add it to the sour cream, and pour in the broth;
- pour the resulting mixture into the pot;
- close the lid and place the dish in the oven to cook for 40 minutes at 190° C.
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How to make pumpkin and dried apricot jam for the winter?
Gardeners who have harvested a large pumpkin harvest can make aromatic and thick jam from its pulp for the winter. But the “secret” ingredient will give it a special benefit and piquant taste. This is a sweet dried apricot.
It should be noted right away that the cooking process does not take much time. But the preparation of the ingredients itself will be a painstaking task. However, the result is worth it. With the resulting delicacy you can drink tea, eat pancakes, and bake pies.
To make jam you need to take:
- 3 cups sugar;
- 4 cups prepared (chopped) pumpkin pulp;
- 1 cup chopped dried apricots.
Pumpkin jam with dried apricots
First of all, it is recommended to prepare the pumpkin. The fruit is washed according to the standard procedure under running water and cleared of peel, seeds and fibrous “filler”. The vegetable pulp should be cut into small squares. Then the resulting product is transferred to a separate container. It is best to take a deep pan with a thick bottom.
Then the vegetables are covered with sugar and left until the morning. The resulting juice should be poured into a saucepan the next day. It should be boiled for 20 minutes to obtain syrup. Pumpkin and pre-washed and diced dried apricots are transferred into it.
The dish is cooked over medium heat. The composition should become transparent. This takes about half an hour. All that remains is to spread the sweetness, similar in consistency to jam, into sterilized jars and roll them up.
Pumpkin jam can be used as a filling for pies
Pumpkin is a universal product. It makes compotes, marinades, jams and other delicacies equally tasty. You can safely experiment with pumpkin in the kitchen to please your household with original and tasty preparations.
