How to Prepare Pumpkin for Winter: 5 Methods for Every Taste

03.10.2024 18:23

If you have a cellar or a pantry, then there should be no problems with storing pumpkins. But not all city dwellers have such opportunities.

Therefore, you have to look for options that allow you to store pumpkin in the refrigerator or freezer.

Expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" Yulia Arkhipova - a cook, fourth-class baker named 5 ways to prepare pumpkin for the winter.

The first way

It is primitive and simple. The pumpkin needs to be cut, peeled and frozen. It will retain its properties and shape, and the housewife will have clean pulp at her disposal, which will only need to be stewed, boiled or prepared in another way.

The second way

An equally practical option is to make pumpkin puree. First, you need to bake it in the oven until done, and then grind the pulp using a blender or meat grinder.

Pumpkin
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The puree can be used for cooking soups, porridge, baking, and so on.

The third way

You can marinate the pumpkin, but in this case you will need vinegar.

The preparation can be used as a culinary ingredient or a ready-made snack.

The fourth way

The pumpkin pulp, cut into cubes, should be covered with honey and cinnamon or other spices should be added.

This delicious dessert can be stored in the refrigerator for several months.

The fifth way

If you don't have any free space, but you have a juicer, make juice. You can add apples, carrots, other vegetables and fruits, or even ginger.

Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Julia Arkhipova Expert / Belnovosti

Content
  1. The first way
  2. The second way
  3. The third way
  4. The fourth way
  5. The fifth way