Spicy pumpkin from Africa

Description

This is my own recipe. We lived deep in the mountains, and wanted something like that, and then the pumpkin I bought. Found the recipe in a Homemade Encyclopedia of the 60-ies. On the basis of this recipe where people were advised to cook the pumpkin in milk with apples, for which the milk was winding down and we have started to create. To improve the recipe took several years until I learned to cook. In the recipe added all new ingredients, and then we were in the appendage of 4 years in India brought... Here they are - spice and orange juice... Well, try. We eat it often. Children always eat a double portion. And since I live in Africa, hence the name - spicy pumpkin from Africa ))) Bon appetit.

Ingredients

Pumpkin

2 piece
Apple

4 piece
Sugar

6 Tbsp
Orange

3 piece
Spices

2 Tbsp
Cranberry

200 g
Cheese

200 g
Semolina

2 Tbsp

Cooking

The desired products. I take the pumpkin, not sure what it's called, but they say that in Russian it's Butternut squash. The pulp has a much denser regular round pumpkins. It is also less watery, and it lay down any spices and sugar.

Peel the pumpkin and cut it cubes approximately 2x2 cm, Put into a pan with high sides and a lid. Add a little sunflower oil, stir and leave fry in the fire above-average under the hood.

While the pumpkin is slightly roasted, we peel apples. The apples I use are those that are already a little stale. This number took me 5 apples.

Check the pumpkin. As you can see in the picture, the pumpkin is a well-preserved form, but is lightly browned. She must prepare, and only slightly to fry. Reduce the flame to the smallest, mix with apples. Lightly simmer under the lid. All the steps more - all under cover, except for baking.

A little put out. You can add sugar. On this batch I put 4 tablespoons. Mix and under the cover.

Now spice. I love fresh nutmeg. Here it is - 0, 5 tsp.

There also 0,5 teaspoon of orange peel. With the zest - less than more. Otherwise it may taste bitter.

Now orange juice. Squeeze the oranges. I used here 3. Use the pieces caught in the wringer, too. Squeeze one and see how much liquid. The liquid should cover the squash. So, like the picture.

Now all the other spices. I use kenski pepper slightly, paprika, maybe a teaspoon of the spice mixture if you do not, you can cinnamon - a tablespoon, cloves - tea (or whatever you like) and sweet peas, to shake well. With spices, guided by your taste. I love the warmth of clove and lay her more. That is, put less, then it will be possible to add.

I pour so much. Mix everything and wait a bit again.

Open the lid and see THIS. Pumpkin is almost ready and has not collapsed. At this point, you can try on sugar. I added another 2 tablespoons.

So now we have liquid, and we have to absorb. We pripudrivayut it all with semolina. It took me 2 tbsp. All mix and give a few minutes to absorb.

Do not keep long. Otherwise, it's a heavy mess. That is, the liquid should barely be present, but in General it is not. Taste for sugar. If all goes well, remove from heat. Take the pestle and push everything.

Better not to take the blender, as IT's tastier in the texture of the mixture, where sometimes there are pieces of Apple or pumpkin. But small.

Now add the cranberries. It took me two handfuls. Interfere everything.

Spread with a pre-greased form. I take with high sides, as if SUDDENLY will be, it is possible to cover and make tomorrow with the new cheese again...

Oh, what about cheese in the first picture forgot. Here it is. I take Cheddar as it has a distinct flavor and it melts well, releasing the oil. If no Cheddar, choose any dark yellow. It's not the whole piece went 150-200 grams.

So we covered the pumpkin. You want the crust thinner, put less. And Vice versa.

In a preheated 180 oven without a lid. Wait when the cheese is browned... And here IT is the PUMPKIN. In this recipe the quantity depends on the products - the taste, juiciness, acidity... That is guided by your taste. And don't forget the spices give the taste gradually. Is that a little sugar are put. If caught, the cheese is better to eat a whole and the next day, the spices will be even more beautiful. Need razravnyat in the form again to fill up with cheese and again bake.

Pumpkin was too small. The kids ate two servings, and it's all over ( ( (

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