In the autumn season pumpkin finds many uses in our menu. On the basis of pumpkin, they prepare drinks, desserts and pastries, bake them independently and in the company of other vegetables, make porridges and side dishes. Last we decided to pay special attention to this material.
Pumpkin garnish for meat
The best garnish of pumpkin to any kind of meat will be mashed potatoes. Pumpkin puree is not cooked from pumpkins alone, because it is too watery. As a thickener, potatoes are more often used, but for the sake of variety, we decided to replace the tubers with cauliflower.
Ingredients:
- a small head of cauliflower;
- pumpkin - 320 g;
- sage leaves - 6-8 pieces;
- garlic teeth - 3 pieces;
- butter - 35 g;
- milk - 60-80 ml.
Preparation
Separate the pumpkin pulp from the seeds into small pieces of equal size. Put the pumpkin in a colander or grill for steaming along with the inflorescences of cabbage and peeled cloves of garlic. Bring vegetables to steam until soft. Sage leaves as much as possible grind, and it is better and at all rub in a mortar with a pinch of salt. The resulting fragrant gruel is added to the vegetables and merge them. Mix the prepared puree with butter and milk, add spices to taste and whisk again. Puree from pumpkin to garnish is ready, serve it immediately after cooking.
Garnish from pumpkin to chicken
Apples, legumes and pumpkin are ideal for white meat. Such a mixture will become an interesting fragrant side dish for poultry dishes and an excellent option for a vegetarian menu.
Ingredients:
- apple - 55 g;
- red onion - 40 g;
- garlic - 3 teeth;
- ginger (grated) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- vegetable broth - 620 ml;
- lentils - 1 item;
- pumpkin (boiled, punctured) - 115 g;
- ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, chili - for 1 tsp.
Preparation
Grind the onion and save it in olive oil, along with ginger and apple slices. After 15 minutes, add the lentils and fill it with broth. Add the mixture of spices, pumpkin puree and let the liquid reach the boil. As soon as the contents of the pan start to boil, turn off the fire and cook for about 15 minutes - lentils are boiled very quickly. Supplement the ready-made garnish with green cilantro.
Fast and delicious pumpkin garnish recipe
Ingredients:
- onion - 140 g;
- potato tubers - 230 g;
- pumpkin - 160 g;
- Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon;
- a pinch of turmeric;
- ground coriander - 1 teaspoon.
Preparation
Send the mustard seeds to a dry frying pan and leave them to fry for half a minute. After a while, pour in the oil and add the onion pieces. Spasserovarov bow, salt and sprinkle the remaining spices. Cut the potato tubers into small pieces and fry them for a couple of minutes. Add the pumpkin pieces of similar shape and size. Bring the vegetables until soft, stirring regularly for even browning. A delicious garnish of pumpkin is ready, before serving it can be sprinkled with lemon juice.
How to cook a pumpkin garnish in the oven?
This cheese casserole with pieces of pumpkin can become both a delicious self-serving dish and a hearty side dish to any meat. Such a casserole is simply prepared.
Ingredients:
- pumpkin - 410 g;
- onion - 110 g;
- garlic - 2 teeth;
- milk - 470 ml;
- cheese - 115 g;
- a pinch of nutmeg;
- pumpkin puree - 60 g;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- egg whites - 2 pcs .;
- bread - 9 slices.
Preparation
Pumpkin slices together with onions. When the pumpkin grasps, add the garlic and remove the dishes from the fire. Separately mix milk, cheese, nutmeg and eggs, including proteins. Season the mixture with salt. Divide the bread into cubes of equal size, mix with the pumpkin and onion roast, and then pour the cheese-and-milk mixture. Leave the garnish in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.