Baking pumpkins whole traps steam inside the vegetable, resulting in a lush, velvety pumpkin puree, and making the skins easy to remove. A simple reduction of dry white wine mingles with butter to balance the sweetness of the pumpkin. The recipe was one prepared by Copenhagen chef Christian F. Puglisi at a week-long culinary retreat at Rocca delle Tre Contrade in Sicily.
2 (3- to 3 1/2-pound) whole orange pumpkins (such as Hokkaido)
1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) dry white wine
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 cup raw pepitas
2 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, divided
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (7 ounces), divided
3 1/2 cups water
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