Receta Sugar Pumpkin - Break It Down!!
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Sugar pumpkin harvest means freezer-ready puree!
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Foto actual de la receta |
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Cut, cleaned and ready to steam
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Pureed and ready to bag & freeze.
So how did we go from that to this & with what tools? |
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We cut the pumpkin in half & scooped out the seeds and fibers
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We cleaned the seeds for next year - it didn't take as long as you think
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We selected the plumpest and best-formed seeds to plant next Spring. Now for the 'How to':
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After you halve the pumpkins and clean them out, cut the quarters into halves, the halves into chunks
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Put the chunks into the steamer
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When the pieces look translucent, it is time to poke them with a fork
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Easy in ? - time to come out and cool down
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Once cooled, the skin will pare right off
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First, do a rough mash - they will puree more easily with the immersion blender
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Ah! The chef's magic wand. Puree away - get it all creamy and smooth
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I know - it looks like my cornbread batter - but it's the pumpkin
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It is sweet and smooth and ready to move - right into our ziplock bags and the freezer
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It does not get fresher than this friends - keep some out and MAKE SOMETHING!
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Vacuum seal it in 1 and 2 cup individual bags - that way you can defrost exactly the number of cups you will need for any recipe - without 'leftovers'. Label the content, date and volume in each bag and put 2 or 3 bags in a larger ziplock to freeze, if y
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An immersion blender or food processor
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A potato masher of some sort
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A very sharp chef's knife or a cleaver and a very sharp utility or paring knife
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A basket in which you can steam the pumpkin chunks
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Old Glory & The Flag of Michigan
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