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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 kgs potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 6 tablespoons olive oil
3 2 tablespoons thyme
4 800 g poultry cooking juices
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 2,920 grams

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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 kgs 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 g 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
4,074 Kcal or 17,057 Kj	120 gr	158 gr	330 gr
204 %	46 %	15 %	50 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
140 Kcal or 586 Kj	4 gr	5 gr	11 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
509 Kcal or 2,131 Kj	15 gr	20 gr	41 gr
25 %	6 %	2 %	6 %

% 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 : 12.16 €
Per person : 1.52 €

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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: Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Potimarron and leek soup, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... 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: Rice with spring greens, Bolognaise lasagne, The strange gratin, Warm chicken salad, Cheese tart, ... All
	Thyme: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Herb olive oil, Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, Courgettes (zuchinis) , Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), ... All

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