Pumpkin: How to Cook and Freeze

02.08.2023 14:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:24

Pumpkin is a versatile and healthy product from which you can cook both salty and sweet dishes. In the article we will talk about the benefits and methods of cooking vegetables.

What are the benefits of boiled pumpkin

Pumpkin gently cleanses the body, removes excess moisture, and helps improve digestion. Its regular consumption supports eye health and reduces the risk of serious diseases. Calcium and magnesium in pumpkin strengthen the heart and reduce blood pressure. And vitamin K improves blood quality.

How to use pumpkins

It can be baked, steamed, grilled, deep-fried, stewed, boiled, smoked. Salads, appetizers, soups are prepared with it, it is used as a side dish, main course and even added to desserts, for example, ice cream and creams. I can't even imagine what pumpkin can't go with.

You can eat pumpkin raw, for example with honey, add salads, cereals (especially to millet, rice, semolina), soups, pilafs, stews, make filling for baking and dough for pancakes, bake, stuffed with rice, vegetables, fruits, nuts , minced meat, fry, stew and even cook jam, jams, candied fruits from it, make juice

How to cook pumpkin on the stove

Boil water in a saucepan: you need twice as much liquid as a vegetable. Put the pumpkin in boiling water, salt to taste and cook under a lid over low heat for about 20 minutes until the pieces become soft.

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How to freeze raw pumpkin

You can lay them out on a cutting board and send the pumpkin in this form for 1-2 hours in the freezer. Then just put the frozen pieces in plastic bags. Remove the air from the package, sign, indicating the date and weight of the vegetable.

Author: Diana Dashkevich Editor internet resource

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  1. What are the benefits of boiled pumpkin
  2. How to use pumpkins
  3. How to cook pumpkin on the stove
  4. How to freeze raw pumpkin