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Potimarron braised in meat jus

This is a very quick and simple recipe which makes an excellent accompaniment for roast meat, for example. It is also a good Sunday night dish.

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Last modified on: February 25^th 2018

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 2 litres potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 6 tablespoons olive oil
3 2 tablespoons thyme
4 800 ml poultry cooking juices
5 salt
6 pepper

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	40 min.	1 hour 5 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 2 litres potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) and cut into medium-sized chunks.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Transfer the potimarron chunks to a bowl and pour 6 tablespoons olive oil over. Add 2 tablespoons thyme, salt and pepper.

Mix well to coat and flavour the potimarron chunks, best done by using your hands.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Spread the potimarron chinks in an oven-proof dish.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour 800 ml poultry cooking juices over.

Stage 5 - 40 min.

Cook for about 40 minutes until the potimarron is tender.

Stage 6

Serve on its own, or to accompany poultry or other meat.

Remarks

The amounts in this recipe are for guidance only, so do adapt them to suit whatever you have available.

If you do not have any thyme, use mixed herbs (or herbes de Provence). The poultry jus can be substituted with a different meat jus, or even vegetable or chicken stock.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,370 Kcal or 5,736 Kj	24 gr	118 gr	90 gr
69 %	9 %	11 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
65 Kcal or 272 Kj	1 gr	6 gr	4 gr
3 %	<1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
171 Kcal or 716 Kj	3 gr	15 gr	11 gr
9 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 10.56 €
Per person : 1.32 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Duo of slow-cooked pork, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), ... All
	Poultry cooking juices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken with rice and leeks, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, Pasta with mushrooms, Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, Roasted cauliflower, Mexican tart, ... All
	Thyme: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork Chops Champvallon style, Polenta parmentier, Rabbit with mustard, Spicy seafood plancha, Pâté de campagne, ... All

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