How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron)
Here is how to prepare a pumpkin for use in a recipe like the delicious potimarron soup.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 1 pumpkin, you will need:
- 1
1 potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - Total weight: 2,000 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 25 min. | 25 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Wash pumpkin under tap, scrubbing it if necessary.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Cut off and discard top and bottom.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Cut in 2 vertically, if possible using a large knife with a wide blade.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Remove and discard seeds and soft fibrous part with a tablespoon.
Stage 5
You should keep only flesh of pumpkin, the firm part.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Cut each half into pieces.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Remove skin from each piece with a vegetable peeler.
Stage 8
Your pumpkin is ready for use.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 560 Kcal or 2,345 Kj | 24 gr | 118 gr | 0 gr |
| 28 % | 9 % | 11 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 28 Kcal or 117 Kj | 1 gr | 6 gr | 0 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | 1 % | 0 % |
| Per pumpkin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 560 Kcal or 2,345 Kj | 24 gr | 118 gr | 0 gr |
| 28 % | 9 % | 11 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 pumpkin : 6.00 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Duo of slow-cooked pork, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Taos hotpot, ... All |
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