Stuffed Pumpkin

[Subdeacon Joe]

I just came across this recipe.  It looks interesting and would make a great presentation piece at a potluck.

 

GOZI RICE STUFFED PUMPKIN

 

Recipe courtesy of Safa Sartawi

http://www.instagram.com/sofiesworld__

 

This recipe was adapted from the Armenian dish Ghapama, & stuffed with our Middle Eastern Gozi rice.

 

Ingredients

 

    1 pumpkin about 5kg, cut the top and clean inside well

    2.2 pound beef or lamb (1 kg) boneless, and cut into medium cubes

    2 tablespoon seven spice

    cardamom pod for boiling the meat

    cinnamon stick for boiling the meat

    bay leaf for boiling the meat

    onion quartered, for boiling the meat

    3 cup basmati rice

    1 teaspoon garlic and ginger paste

    14 oz frozen peas (400g)

    almonds, pinenuts toasted, for serving

 

 

Instructions

 

    Brush the inside and outside of the pumpkin with oil and bake it in a hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the pumpkin size. Chef tip: you can also season the inside of the pumpkin with cardamom powder, all spice, cinnamon and honey before baking.

    In a pressure cooker or a regular pot, add some oil and brown the meat from all sides then add the onion and whole spices and a tbsp. of the seven spice mixture

    Add water and remove the oil layer then cook according to your pressure cooker instructions or until the meat is half cooked in the regular pot on low heat

    In another pot with some oil add the garlic & ginger mixture then a tbsp. seven spices and salt to taste. Add the rice and peas then the meat broth (I used 5 1/4 cups of broth for 3 cups rice, but it depends on your rice type)

 

Bring it to a boil then cover and lower the heat and let it cook half way.

Put the rice in the pumpkin then add the meat. Cover with the pumpkin lid and wrap it in foil twice. Bake it in a 200C (400F) Oven for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours, until the pumpkin is tender and cooked through.

Sprinkle the toasted nuts and serve with green salad and yogurt.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Don’t use a jack-o-lantern pumpkin.

[Subdeacon Joe]

36 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Don’t use a jack-o-lantern pumpkin.

 

They are edible.  Just don't have a lot of flavor.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

6 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

They are edible.  Just don't have a lot of flavor.

And stringy.

[Rye Miles #13621]

I hate pumpkin! Pumpkin pie is okay but not even on my top ten!

[Subdeacon Joe]

32 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

I hate pumpkin! Pumpkin pie is okay but not even on my top ten!

 

Use acorn squash, or maybe kabocha squash.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

18 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Use acorn squash, or maybe kabocha squash.

Blue Hubbard is often used, even for commercial use.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

pumpkin make good targets , squash , are a bit small there fore they make better targets 

 

  lock and load 

 

  CB 

[Perro Del Diablo]

Blackpowder makes good pumpkin stuffing

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

As far as I'm concerned y'all can stuff all of your pumpkins.