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How to make: pumpkin purée.

 

How to make: pumpkin purée.

I’ve heard rumours, that there are countries in the world where you can buy pumpkin purée in a can. Here in the Netherlands however, you can pretty much only buy fresh pumpkin. If you want pumpkin purée, you’ll have to do it yourself. Which is what I’ve always done. Puréeing and then freezing your pumpkins is a great way of making that lovely pumpkin season last just a little bit longer.

We, at the Tiny Dutch Kitchen, don’t just love cooking. We also love to grow veggies in our own garden. One of the things that we’ve grown successfully for several years are pumpkins. It’s very rewarding to be able to eat something you’ve grown yourself. But some years, you can end up as a victim of your own success. Which is kind of the situation we find ourselves in at the moment.

Normally, having a good pumpkin harvest, isn’t that much of a problem. After being harvested, pumpkins will easily keep for a couple of months, as long as they’re kept cool and dry. Usually that’s plenty of time to eat them before they start to rot. This years harvest was exceptionally good however. Which left us with the problem of finding a place to store fifteen pumpkins. They ended up laying on various windowsills, pretending to be decoration. Which worked great around Halloween but was starting to look a bit odd at Christmas.

It’s now January and while pumpkins indeed keep for a long time, there are limits. The easiest way to preserve a pumpkin is to turn it into a purée, which you can then store in the freezer.

Having a ready-to-use supply of puree on hand, is also a time saver while cooking. A lot of recipes that use fresh pumpkin, start with elaborate instructions on how to cut, cook and purée your pumpkin. So turning your pumpkins into pumpkin purée is a bit time-consuming, but it does put you one step ahead if you want to make soup, sauce, cake… I could go on for a very long time, because the possibilities are almost endless. But it’s probably better to just continue with the recipe.

 

 

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How to make: pumpkin purée.
In some countries, you can buy pumpkin purée in a can. But if you only have fresh pumpkin on hand, you'll have to turn them into purée yourself. Puréeing and then freezing your pumpkins is a great way of making that lovely pumpkin season last just a little bit longer.
How to make: pumpkin purée.
Course Preserving
Servings
Ingredients
  • pumpkin(s)
Materials
  • 1 pan
  • 1 large knife
  • 1 potato peeler
  • 1 potato masher
Course Preserving
Servings
Ingredients
  • pumpkin(s)
Materials
  • 1 pan
  • 1 large knife
  • 1 potato peeler
  • 1 potato masher
How to make: pumpkin purée.
Instructions
  1. Start by cutting the pumpkin in half. This first cut is the most difficult. It's best to use a big knife, especially when you're dealing with a large pumpkin. Remember to mind your fingers!
    How to make: pumpkin purée.
  2. Continue to cut your pumpkin into wedges. Wedges of about 4 cm thick will be the easiest to handle.
  3. Remove the skin with a potato peeler and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Pumpkin seeds are edible, so you can either discard the seeds or save them.
    How to make: pumpkin purée.
  4. Cut the flesh of the pumpkin into chunks and put them into a large pan. Cook them on a low heat until the pumpkin is soft.
  5. At this point you might have to drain some excess moisture. This will depend on the type of pumpkin you're using. If there's a lot of clear moisture around the pumpkin chunks, drain it off. If there isn't, then simply skip this step.
    How to make: pumpkin purée.
  6. Let the pumpkin cool. After that you can mash it. I use a potato masher for this, because I like it to have some bite left in my purée. If you want yours completely smooth, use a blender or food processor.
  7. Divide your purée into portions and put into freezer-bags. Pumpkin purée will keep, in the freezer, for up to a year.
    How to make: pumpkin purée.


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