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Sometimes its taste isn’t immediately recognizable! Who would have thought that pumpkin complements such a diverse array of dishes, whether they’re soups, main courses, or desserts? Here, you’ll find the most unusual ways to prepare this vegetable. From creamy pumpkin soup with mushrooms to pumpkin pancakes, each recipe promises a delightful culinary adventure. Let’s dive into the world of pumpkin delights and explore these unique recipes that will surely become favorites in your kitchen!
Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Mushrooms
Ingredients:
- 1 small pumpkin
- 8.8 ounces (250 grams) of mushrooms
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1.8 ounces (50 grams) of cheese
- 3 tablespoons of sour cream
- 1 sweet bell pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, and boil the flesh until halfway cooked.
- Remove the seeds and core from the pepper, then slice it into strips. Thinly slice the onion.
- Combine these ingredients with finely chopped garlic and sauté in a skillet.
- Add the diced pumpkin and sour cream to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper while simmering.
- Pour the cooked vegetables into the pumpkin broth, then blend everything using a blender.
- Your delicate dish is ready!
Pumpkin Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 1 small pumpkin
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 cup of flour
- 2 chicken eggs
- Sunflower oil for frying
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Peel and slice the pumpkin, then blend it into a puree.
- Mix the puree with eggs, flour, and milk. Season with salt and pepper.
- Thoroughly mix the batter and let it rest for a while.
- Heat a skillet and fry the pancakes on both sides.
- Enjoy your delicious pancakes!
Pumpkin Dumplings
Ingredients:
- 7 ounces (200 grams) of pumpkin flesh
- 1 cup of flour
- 1.8 ounces (50 grams) of sour cream
- 3.4 fluid ounces (100 ml) of water
- Sunflower oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions:
- Peel the pumpkin and wrap it in foil. Bake it in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
- Prepare the dough by mixing flour with water, adding a teaspoon of sunflower oil and salt.
- Roll the dough into small balls, flatten each one, add a piece of pumpkin, and seal it.
- Boil the dumplings for no more than 3 minutes in slightly salted water with a little oil.
- Serve and enjoy!
Pumpkin and Carrot Pilaf
Ingredients:
- 1.1 pounds (0.5 kg) of rice
- 1 small pumpkin
- 2 large carrots
- 2 onions
- Vegetable oil
- Sunflower oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions:
- Cook the rice. While it’s cooking, peel and dice the onion.
- Grate the carrots. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, cut into small cubes, and add to the rice.
- After 5 minutes, remove the pumpkin, let it cool, and dice it. Then, sauté it with the onions and carrots.
- Add the sautéed vegetables to the rice, season with salt, and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
- Your pumpkin and carrot pilaf is ready to serve!
Pumpkin Rolls
Ingredients:
- 4.2 ounces (120 grams) of pumpkin puree
- 0.5 cup of milk
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 chicken egg
- 1.8 ounces (50 grams) of butter
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of dry yeast
- Salt to taste
Instructions:
- Combine flour, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Heat the milk, dissolve the yeast in it, then add it to the flour.
- Add the pumpkin puree, melted butter, and egg to the mixture.
- Mix everything thoroughly, then let the dough rest for one and a half hours.
- Once the dough rises, knead it again, form rolls, and place them on a greased baking sheet or parchment paper.
- Brush the rolls with beaten egg yolk and bake for 40 minutes.
- Enjoy your pumpkin rolls!
Stuffed Pumpkin
Ingredients:
- 1 small pumpkin
- 2.2 pounds (1 kg) of chicken fillet
- 2.2 pounds (1 kg) of potatoes
- 2-3 small onions
- 3 small potatoes
- 1 sweet bell pepper
- A bunch of greens
- 1 large tomato
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Vegetable oil
Instructions:
- Fry the washed and diced chicken fillet in a skillet. While it’s frying, prepare the pumpkin.
- Cut off the top, scoop out the flesh, leaving the walls intact. Rub the inside with salt and oil.
- Peel and chop the onions, carrots, and potatoes, then stew them with the chicken.
- After the vegetables and chicken are slightly stewed, add tomatoes and peppers, cut into strips.
- Finely chop the greens and add them to the mixture along with the pumpkin flesh.
- Season with salt and pepper, mix everything, and transfer it into the pumpkin.
- Place the stuffed pumpkin in a preheated oven and bake for one and a half hours.
- Your stuffed pumpkin is ready to be served!
Pumpkin and Cottage Cheese Bake
Ingredients:
- 2.2 pounds (1 kg) of pumpkin flesh
- 18 ounces (500 grams) of cottage cheese
- 2 cups of milk
- 4 chicken eggs
- 0.5 cup of sugar
- 0.5 cup of semolina
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- Salt to taste
Instructions:
- Heat the milk, gradually add semolina, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Peel the pumpkin, cut it into cubes, and fry in butter.
- Once the pumpkin has cooled, add cottage cheese, milk with semolina, beaten eggs, sugar, and salt.
- Mix everything thoroughly and pour into a greased baking dish.
- Brush the top with beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes.
- Enjoy your pumpkin and cottage cheese bake!
- Bon Appétit!
