Pumpkin puree, despite its sweet taste and aroma, can become not only dessert, but also an excellent side dish for meat dishes, if cook it right. It will be perfectly combined with the taste of meat, interestingly contrasting with it. Boil nutmeg pumpkin and crush in mashed potatoes, thickening with butter. Coriander and a little maple syrup will give it a rich spicy aroma, and zest orange – a bright citrus note. Garnish turns out not only tasty, but also low-calorie, rich in vitamins and клетчаткой. 
Time: 30 мин.Difficulty: easy Servings: 4 – 6 capacity: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cups (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teahouse spoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 nutmeg squash (1.3 – 1.6 kg.)
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 4 tbsp. l (60 gr.) Butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 1 tbsp. l orange zest
- 2 tbsp. l maple syrup
Recipes with similar ingredients: pumpkin puree, nutmeg pumpkin, Orange zest, maple syrup, coriander
Recipe preparation:
- Cut a wide portion of the pumpkin from the long top. Cut it cut in half and spoon out the seeds. Cut the long piece along in half. Peel or trim the whole pumpkin peel, then cut pulp into pieces measuring 2.5 cm. You have to apply efforts to halve the pumpkin, and at first dense the peel can scare.
- Put the pumpkin in a four liter pot, add enough the amount of water, bring to a boil and cook, covered with a lid, on high heat for about 18 minutes. Add 1 tbsp. l salt and cover the lid. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until pumpkin becomes soft when piercing with a fork, 10 – 12 minutes. Pumpkin must with easy to pierce, but not to fall apart. Be careful: it can digest very quickly and absorb too much a lot of water, then your mashed potatoes will turn out liquid.
- Meanwhile in a small dry frying pan over medium heat fry the coriander, stirring often, until aroma, 1 – 1.5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Throw the pumpkin in a colander and drain the water. Then return it to pan, add oil and mash with a crush to a homogeneous mass. Add the zest, 1 tbsp. l maple syrup, 1.5 tsp toasted coriander and salt to taste and mix. Sprinkle when serving on top of the remaining 1 tbsp. l syrup and sprinkle with the remaining 0.5 tsp. coriander.
