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Revision as of 19:21, 30 September 2020
The main purpose of this section is to help out all the people that don't have much experience in cooking, and are trying out for the first time.
You might find useful stuff written here even if you're not new to cooking.
This is all practical advice, and it'll cover things from explaining how to cook ingredients whose preparation process is not self-intuitive (i.e. pumpkins), to giving advice on how to do things faster, and other safety advice.
How to cook/prepare
Pumpkin
Pumpkins are a very good ingredient to use--they are more than just jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.
They are very tasty, with a sweet and savory flavor profile, and are very versatile with what you can do with them.
They're nutrient dense per kcal, being one of the richest foods in vitamin A--just 100 kcal (500g of pumpkin) has 159% daily value of vitamin A.
The best way to prepare and cook a pumpkin is by baking it--after which you can make pumpkin puree, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin chips with the skin, or just have pumpkin bites.
The following process will explain how to bake a pumpkin, saving every part of it, which just happens to be edible, and not having to throw out anything but the fibrous strings covering the seeds.
Instructions:
- 1 - Start by getting your whole pumpkin and washing it well, without cutting anything out yet, and pre-heating your oven to 225°C (437°F).
- 2 - Cut the pumpkin in half.
- 3 - You'll find fibrous string in the middle of the pumpkin, containing the seeds. Proceed to remove the strings with the seeds and set them aside, cleaning the inside of the pumpkin from the strings (as shown in the picture).
- 4 - Cut them pumpkin into cubes (as shown in the picture) leaving the skin on, and crack some salt and pepper on them (or whatever seasonings you want). Line the pumpkin cubes on a baking sheet.
- 5 - Place the sheet in the oven, baking it at 225°C (437°F) for 25-30 minutes, or until soft. Note: time may vary depending on the size of the cubes, poke them with a fork to see if the pumpkin is soft.
- 6 - In the meantime, clean the seeds from the fibrous strings by rinsing them under the water, and throw the strings away. Note: this is OPTIONAL and takes a bit of time, do this step only if you want the pumpkin seeds as well.
At this point, there are two different final instruction processes depending on what you want to do.
First option: Pumpkin bites + seeds on the side
At this point, the pumpkin bites are ready. Take them out of the oven, and let cook before eating.
- 7 - (optional) In the meantime, place the seeds on a baking tray, and put the sheet in the oven at 200°C (392°F), leaving them to cook until crispy (as shown in picture)
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- 8 - Enjoy! Serve the pumpkin bites and seeds with a salad, on the side of a dish, or eat on their own.
Second option: pumpkin puree + pumpkin skin/seeds on the side
