How to Cook a White Pumpkin
White pumpkin has a firmer texture than its orange counterpart, and a potato-like consistency and taste. Grown during the autumn, white pumpkins are used as Halloween home and yard decor. When buying exotic-looking white pumpkins to decorate or carve, pick up a few for cooking as well. You can bake white pumpkin, puree its flesh, and then use it to make a mild-tasting soup base. Choose medium pumpkins for cooking, as large ones may have too stringy a texture.
Things You'll Need
- Sharp knife
- Spoon
- Baking dish
- Foil
Instructions
-
Cut a medium white pumpkin in half lengthwise using a sharp knife. Remove and discard the stem. Scoop out the stringy pulp using a large spoon. Save the seeds for roasting later. Preheat your oven to 375 F.
-
Place the two pumpkin halves cut-side-down in a lightly greased baking dish. Cover the baking dish tightly with foil.
-
Bake the pumpkin for 1 1/2 hours, or until the flesh is fork tender.
-
Remove the pumpkin from the oven and allow it to cool. Scoop out the baked flesh and puree or mash it for baking and cooking, or enjoy it as is.
Vegetable Recipes
- What can beef or cabbage juice be used as?
- What is professor greens favourite food?
- What nutrients are in pinto beans?
- What is the growth rate of a cucumber?
- How should you store dry legumes and how cooked legumes?
- How do you tell when mangos are ripe?
- Why should vegetable oils be in a diet?
- What are the methods of applying fertilizers?
- Do dandelion leaves have a high concentration of Vitamin C?
- How far apart do you plant cauliflower?
Vegetable Recipes
- Appetizers
- Cheeses
- Chili Recipes
- Condiments
- Dips
- Fondue Recipes
- Grains & Potatoes Recipes
- Jello Recipes
- Salad Recipes
- Salsa Recipes
- Sauces
- Snacks
- Soup Recipes
- Spreads
- Stocks
- Vegetable Recipes
