2 whole Sugar Pie Pumpkins
1 quart vegetable or chicken stock
1/2 cup butter
1/2 onion
1 rib celery
1 large carrot
1/3 cup maple syrup
Dash of nutmeg
Salt to taste
1 thumb fresh ginger root INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place pumpkins on a cookie sheet and roast them until slightly shriveled and soft. Allow to cool slightly, then slice in half and carefully scoop out seeds and pulp, discarding the skin, then Scoop flesh into a bowl. Set aside. In a pot, heat up the butter, and saute the onions, carrotts, celery and ginger until soft, add the pumpkin flesh with the stock and maple syrup until simmering. Then transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor (or use an immersion blender) and puree until velvety smooth. Add nutmeg, any salt needed then blend again. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Toss seeds in a bowl with melted butter and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown; stir occasionally. Mexican Candied Pumpkin INGREDIENTS
2 ½ lb pumpkin, seeded only and cut into 2-3 inch chunks
2 c water
½ lb piloncillo (or 1 c brown sugar + 2 Tbsp molasses)
1 orange, zest and juice
2 cinnamon sticks INSTRUCTIONS In a medium saucepan simmer water, piloncillo, orange zest and juice, and cinnamon until the piloncillo is dissolved. Add the pumpkin pieces and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered for a half hour. Remove the lid and simmer for an additional hour to hour and a half, until the pumpkin is incredibly tender and the sauce is reduced to a glaze. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream, if desired. For more recipes, subscribe to our newsletter. Click here to sign up. (hyperlink: https://starbellysf.com/#contact )
