Today was my turn to cook dinner, and I decided to try a new recipe: pumpkin pasta sauce.
And I was really happy with how it turned out, because- I don't know about you- but when trying a new dish, I get a bit on edge in the cooking process, because I'm so focussed on what I'm doing and scared that I'm going to destroy dinner and everyone in my house would go hungry. But despite that, I really love cooking meals (I'm not too big on cooking desserts for some weird reason- that's more of my dad's expertise).
I can't remember where I got this recipe from, but this is my altered version of it that I have written down. It is also really easy to make and doesn't take long, around 15- 20 minutes (serves 4):
To make pureed pumpkin:
1) cut about half a pumpkin into thin slices
2) boil it
3) drain it, put it in a bowl and mash it up (see, I told you it is easy)
For the sauce, you would need:
- a chunk of butter (around 1.5 tablespoons worth)
- a spoon worth of thyme leaves
- 150 mL of milk
- 1/4 cup of grated parmesan
- teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt and ground white pepper
What to do:
1) melt butter in a saucepan on low temperature
2) add the thyme
3) add the pureed pumpkin and stir for a few minutes
4) add milk bit by bit, constantly stirring
5) add cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir it in
Stir in cooked pasta when the sauce is done
Note:
If the sauce is too thick, add more milk
Cook pasta during this entire time (penne works really well, but I guess everything else will too)
You can serve with more cheese on top
I don't have a photo of what it looks like, because I don't have a camera and because I'm so technologically-challenged, I have problems downloading images on my phone onto the computer. But it looks something like this:
And I was really happy with how it turned out, because- I don't know about you- but when trying a new dish, I get a bit on edge in the cooking process, because I'm so focussed on what I'm doing and scared that I'm going to destroy dinner and everyone in my house would go hungry. But despite that, I really love cooking meals (I'm not too big on cooking desserts for some weird reason- that's more of my dad's expertise).
I can't remember where I got this recipe from, but this is my altered version of it that I have written down. It is also really easy to make and doesn't take long, around 15- 20 minutes (serves 4):
To make pureed pumpkin:
1) cut about half a pumpkin into thin slices
2) boil it
3) drain it, put it in a bowl and mash it up (see, I told you it is easy)
For the sauce, you would need:
- a chunk of butter (around 1.5 tablespoons worth)
- a spoon worth of thyme leaves
- 150 mL of milk
- 1/4 cup of grated parmesan
- teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt and ground white pepper
What to do:
1) melt butter in a saucepan on low temperature
2) add the thyme
3) add the pureed pumpkin and stir for a few minutes
4) add milk bit by bit, constantly stirring
5) add cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir it in
Stir in cooked pasta when the sauce is done
Note:
If the sauce is too thick, add more milk
Cook pasta during this entire time (penne works really well, but I guess everything else will too)
You can serve with more cheese on top
I don't have a photo of what it looks like, because I don't have a camera and because I'm so technologically-challenged, I have problems downloading images on my phone onto the computer. But it looks something like this:
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