Typhoon No. 3 Yagi made landfall, forcing people to rush to buy food to stock up.
Recently, the online community shared images of a supermarket where all other vegetables were sold out, leaving only fresh pumpkin pieces on the counter, but few people chose them.
In fact, pumpkin is not only nutritious and easy to preserve, but can also be processed into many delicious dishes to enjoy with your family during these stormy days.
Pumpkin soup
Pumpkin soup is a popular dish among Vietnamese people and is easily found in daily meals. The way to prepare this soup is quite simple, with the main ingredients including pumpkin, pork ribs or minced meat, fresh shrimp... plus green onions and coriander.
Stir-fry the minced meat, or the pork ribs after stewing thoroughly, add water and bring to a boil. Add the pumpkin to the pot, stew until the pumpkin is soft, add seasoning to taste. When the soup is cooked, don't forget to add some coriander and green onions to make the dish more fragrant and attractive.
If you don’t have enough ingredients, you can also cook vegetarian pumpkin soup. In the cold weather of a rainy day, sitting indoors, slurping a bowl of pumpkin soup with hot rice is a good choice for a family meal.
Pumpkin soup
Pumpkin soup is also a delicious, easy-to-make dish, suitable for enjoying in the current weather. Peel the pumpkin, cut into 3cm cubes, dice the onion, and cut the sandwich bread into 1cm cubes.
Saute minced garlic with butter and a little olive oil, then add the prepared ingredients to the pan. Continue to saute until the squash turns golden brown and slightly charred, then add water to cover the squash and cook over high heat. When the squash is soft, add fresh cream and milk to the pan, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat.
Put all the cooked squash in a blender to puree, you will get a thick, delicious soup. Season to taste and then put the soup back on the stove, cook until it boils gently. Cut the bread into small pieces, fry in a hot pan until crispy, sprinkle on the soup bowl.
Pumpkin soup is a delicious appetizer, suitable for many people's taste. In particular, families with small children should not ignore this nutritious dish.
Crispy Pumpkin
Crispy fried pumpkin can be made into sweet or savory dishes. After steaming and mashing the pumpkin, mix it with glutinous rice flour or wheat flour. If making a sweet dish, you can add sugar and shape it into small, bite-sized cakes.
If you make a savory dish, add shrimp, meat, salted eggs, cheese... to the filling to enhance the flavor. Finally, roll the cake in sesame seeds and fry until golden brown on the stove. You have a delicious, attractive dish.
Pumpkin ice cream
There are many ways to prepare pumpkin ice cream. The simplest is to peel the pumpkin, cut it into pieces, put it in a baking tray, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg powder and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper and mix well. Bake the pumpkin for 40-50 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius until soft.
Put 400ml coconut milk, 225g condensed milk, 2 egg yolks, 20g cornstarch, 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, mix well and put on the stove to heat until the mixture is combined, then turn off the stove and let cool.
Take the roasted pumpkin and put it in a blender with the cream mixture that has just been boiled. Add 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg powder (if available) and blend until smooth. Put the mixture in a box/bag and put it in the freezer for about 6 hours, you can enjoy delicious, nutritious pumpkin ice cream.
