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- From uuneo!sugar!menudo.uh.edu!nuchat!taronga!arielle Mon Oct 18 11:34:39 CDT 1993
- Article: 6301 of rec.food.recipes
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- From: hammond@odin.scd.ucar.edu (Steve Hammond)
- Subject: COLLECTION: Pumpkin Stew
- Message-ID: <1993Oct14.194527.15504@ncar.ucar.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 19:45:27 GMT
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- > Contributor unknown...
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- I thought people would laugh me off this group when I mentioned pumpkin
- stew but it looks like there's an interest, so here goes.
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- I fix this in the fall when you can get fresh pumpkins. My traditional
- Halloween feast is pumpkin stew, basmati rice and pumpkin pie from scratch
- with lots of cognac in it!
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- This recipe is from the Persian cookbook, "Food of Life". If anyone wants
- info on this book I can look it up at home. It is available in both Farsi
- and English. This isn't an exact transcription of the recipe.
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- *Persian Pumpkin Stew*
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- 1 lb. stew meat (lamb or beef)
- 2 small pumpkins or 1 med-small pumpkin (see note)
- 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup dried prunes
- 2-3 Tablspoons tomato paste
- 1 teas turmeric
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 chopped medium onion
- salt and pepper to taste
- pinch saffron disolved in 1/4 cup warm water (optional)
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- note on pumpkin: baking pumpkins are the best since they are sweeter and
- less stringy. I have used jack o lantern pumpkins when feeling frugal and
- the dish was still good. You want about twice the volume of meat in peeled
- pumpkin slices.
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- Brown the meat and add about 1 and 1/2 cups water. Add tomato paste,
- turmeric, cinnamon, saffron and salt and pepper and sauteed onion. Cook
- covered ata simmer for about 1 and 1/2 to two hours. Meat should be tender and
- nearly falling apart stage. You may need to add water during cooking but
- you shouldn't end up with more than the stated amount. You don't want a
- watery stew.
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- In the meantime, seed the pumpkin and slice into 2X2 inch pieces and peel.
- Brown on both sides in corn oil. The pumpkin should
- become brown in some places and somewhat flexible but not totally cooked.
- Add to meat and cook covered an additional 20-30 minutes until tender but
- not falling apart. A fork should go into the pumpkin easily but not break
- it up. Add the prunes the last 5 minutes of cooking. They shouldn't
- really cook too much but should get warm.
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- Serve over hot basmatic rice.
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- Armenian Pumpkin Stew (from NYTimes Magazine 11/15/92)
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- 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp cardamom seeds
- 1/2 tsp gnd cinnamon
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 clove
- 2 Tbs vegetable oil
- 2 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into
- 2-inch chunks
- 1 large onion, peeled and minced
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch dice
- 1 celery root, peeled and cut into 1-inch dice
- 4 large, ripe tomatoes, peeled, cored and seeded
- 1 acorn squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch dice
- 2 quarts chicken or beef broth
- 1 large pumpkin, about 5 pounds, cleaned
- 1 cup uncooked Basmati rice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup minced coriander leaves
- 3/4 cup minced parsley leaves
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- 1. Combine coriander, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin and clove
- in a spice mill or coffee grinder. Grind until smooth.
- Set aside. Head a tbs of oil in large, heavy-bottom
- saucepan. Add the lamb in one layer. Sprinkle with the
- spice mixture. Seer over medium heat until lightly browned,
- about 3-5 minutes. Remove the lamb from the pan and set aside.
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- 2. Add the onion and garlic to the pan. Saute, stirring frequently,
- until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, celery root,
- tomatoes, and acorn squash. Add the broth. Return lamb to the
- pan. Partly cover and gently simmer until the lamb is tender, about
- 1.5 to 2 hours. Season with salt and pepper.
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- 3. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the pumpkin on
- a baking sheet. Brush the outside with the remaining oil. Bake until
- tender, about 45 to 60 minutes. Cook the rice according to package
- directions, set aside.
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- 4. To assemble, place the pumpkin in a serving dish. Fill with the
- lamb stew. Divide the rice among 4 warmed bowls. Ladle the stew
- from the pumpkin over the rice. Garnish with coriander and parsley.
- Serve immediately. Yield: 4-6 servings.
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