Blanks of pumpkin for the winter. Recipes with a photo of jam from a pumpkin. How to dry and freeze a pumpkin

Pumpkin is a storehouse of useful substances. This vegetable in fresh form can be stored almost all winter. To do this, you need to choose a dry and cool enough room, otherwise the pumpkin will start to rot and deteriorate. It is best stored in a dry basement or in an unheated room in the house. But not everyone can provide ideal conditions for its safety in fresh form. If you do not have suitable storage conditions, you can recycle the vegetable. About recipes for harvesting pumpkins for the winter and will be discussed in our article. You will learn how to freeze, dry the pumpkin and how to cook from it a delicious jam with lemon.

How to freeze a pumpkin for the winter, a recipe

Is it possible to freeze a pumpkin? Why not? In winter, the frozen product can be used for first courses (for example, vegetable or cream soups), and for the second (ragout, mashed potatoes, casseroles).

Step-by-step instruction

In order to freeze a sunny vegetable for the winter it is necessary:

carefully wash it;

cut into quarters;

to peel;

cut into small cubes;

fold in one layer in a cellophane bag and put in a freezer (preferably on a shelf of fast freezing);

After the initial freezing, the pieces can be folded more compactly to save space. Thus, they do not "stick together" in one com and will be perfectly separated from each other.

How to dry a pumpkin for the winter, a recipe

Another simple and effective way to keep a pumpkin for the winter season is to dry it or cook, so-called, chips. The algorithm of actions is similar to the recipe for freezing.

Step-by-step instruction

wash the fruit and peel it;

cut into thin slices;

Dry in the dryer.

Note: dry pumpkin is recommended in dryers on mediumtemperatures (about 50 ° C). It is necessary to make sure that the slices are not dark. If they all the same began to darken, you should reduce the drying temperature. Lay out the product in a single layer, thus, the quality of drying will increase and the time for the specified process will decrease. To obtain chips, the drying process is slightly extended, it is necessary to achieve the fragility of the slices, turn off the dryer, and leave the vegetable in it until it cools completely.

To store dried pumpkin is recommended in linenPouches or glass jars under the lid in darkened rooms. If you want to cook soup from pumpkin chips, you do not need to pre-soak them, but to add to the second course, soaking is necessary.

Pumpkin jam with lemon, recipe with photo

Many consider the pumpkin to be suitable only for porridges, inin the extreme case - first or second course. But porridge - it's so boring! A bright sunny pumpkin is worth more. She may well become the queen of desserts. How to keep a pumpkin for the winter in the form of dessert? What sweet blanks can be made from it? We will open a recipe for you, how to make a pumpkin jam with lemon. The preparation of this pumpkin jam will take no more than 20 minutes.

Necessary ingredients:

pulp pulp - 1 kg;

sugar - 1 kg;

lemon - 1 piece;

a flavourant - 1 sachet;

water - 1 glass.

Step-by-step instruction

Mine and cut the vegetable. The shape and size of the pieces depend on personal preferences, you can cut it large, you can finely. Also, wash and cut the lemon.

We grind pumpkin and lemon. This is most conveniently done with a combine harvester. If there is a desire to get the perfect jam, it is better to peel the lemon and only after that to grind the flesh.

Add a glass of water to the resulting mass and put it on the fire.

Note! The amount of water is regulated depending on the juiciness of the vegetable. If at a cut on the surface droplets of juice have appeared, you need to add half a glass of water.