How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron)
A recipe from
cooking-ez.com400K3.7 February 21th 2011
For 1 pumpkin, you will need:
Times:
Step by step recipe
1 | Wash pumpkin under tap, scrubbing it if necessary. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-1.webp) |
2 | Cut off and discard top and bottom. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-2.webp) |
3 | Cut in 2 vertically, if possible using a large knife with a wide blade. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-3.webp) |
4 | Remove and discard seeds and soft fibrous part with a tablespoon. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-4.webp) |
5 | You should keep only flesh of pumpkin, the firm part. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-5.webp) |
6 | Cut each half into pieces. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-6.webp) |
7 | Remove skin from each piece with a vegetable peeler. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-7.webp) |
8 | Your pumpkin is ready for use. | ![How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25 How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron) : etape 25](/images/recettes/trucs_astuces/comment/289-0.webp) |
Remarks
If you are preparing potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin, not the normal pumpkin) for a
soup, it is not necessary to peel it, as the skin will be blended with flesh and this will improve flavour.
July 22th 2024.
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