First Time Cooking The Biggest Pumpkin In My Life
The universe and nature always have a way of surprising humans. Plants that grow wild look amazing even without human care.
The thing that makes me love exploring the outskirts of the village, the bush is all about the magic. There are always unexpected surprises that show how miraculous something reproduces itself and is greater than what humans have cared for so far.
I like to compare how plants that grow wild grow better than plants that are looked after and even given fertilizer by humans. It's a blessing from God. How God shows that there is nothing more than God's power. God added many things for human survival.
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The biggest pumpkin for the first time in my life which I will share with you in this post. I found big pumpkins on my husband's uncle's plantation (previously I had also harvested green oranges from that plantation).
After returning from the plantation before dark, I immediately made a dinner menu from an old pumpkin. The dinner menu I made was inspired by spaghetti squash. I also combine this menu with wild spinach which is available behind my house.
THE PUMPKIN PARADISE
Actually, this plantation is dominated by orange trees. Also, on the ground, there is grass that grows abundantly specifically for food for the goats, as well as the cows belonging to my husband's uncle.
Pumpkins are planted on the ground rather than hanging above. Most of my friends who have seen my previous video wonder whether the plant is planted hanging from the top.
Pumpkins can be seen hanging above the orange trees. This happens because they grow very well due to good soil. So, it makes their vines grow and spread strongly.
I was quite surprised that the stems holding the pumpkins were so strong! In fact, I had difficulty removing the pumpkin from the base of the stem.
Pumpkins look beautiful hanging from orange trees. Sunlight enters from the gaps in the lush trees. I feel blessed with this grace that is worthy of gratitude.
This time, I only harvested two pumpkins. One pumpkin is old and delicious for desserts and baked side dishes. Meanwhile, the other one is a young pumpkin. Pumpkins that are still green are delicious for stir-fried, similar to stir-fried chayote, and also for clear soup.
Cutting a pumpkin into two halves
I can't wait to cut a pumpkin into two halves. Before that, I weighed the pumpkin. 4 kg. Wow! It was the biggest pumpkin for the first time in my life. Usually, the pumpkins I buy at the market only weigh under 1 kg and 0.5 kg. Really insane.
I asked my husband for help in splitting this pumpkin because this pumpkin is quite hard, especially on the outer skin. After being split into two parts, the inner part appears to have a different texture of seed spaces. I was so surprised by the structure of the parts for the seeds. What an amazing pumpkin I got this time.
Well, I will only use 1/4 of this pumpkin to make baked pumpkin served with stir-fried pumpkin and roasted almonds. This dish is good for 2 servings.
Harvesting Wild Spinach
Before I cooked the pumpkin, I turned to my backyard to harvest wild spinach. To be honest, the wild spinach that grows by wild in my garden is tastier than the spinach I buy at the market. The texture of wild spinach is still crunchy when served stir-fried because their leaf stems are quite long, but not fibrous so they are delicious to eat.
I only harvest enough for dinner because they wilt easily after being picked from the tree. All are free from nature. Thank God!
THE INGREDIENTS
for 2 servings
- 1/4 big pumpkin, or 1/2 small pumpkin
- 3 handfuls of spinach
- enough olive oil, salt, and pepper to grease the pumpkin
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 3 cloves of red onion, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Removing Pumpkin Seeds
Clean the pumpkin from seeds, but don't throw away the seeds. Pumpkin seeds are delicious for making roasted seeds as snacks.
GREASE PUMKIN
Cut the pumpkin into the desired shape. Without peeling, wash the pumpkin thoroughly, then dry it. After that, grease it with olive oil, salt and pepper.
BAKE PUMPKIN AND ALMOND
Bake the pumpkin in a previously preheated oven. I used 30 minutes per side of pumpkin. You can use your own time preference because each oven has different heat. Just cook the pumpkin until it looks tender.
I also put the almonds in the oven so I can save time. Don't forget to keep an eye on the almonds so they don't burn in the oven.
MAKING STIR-FRIED SPINACH
While waiting for the pumpkin to be baked, prepare the vegetables that I served with the pumpkin. Of course, you can replace the spinach with your favorite vegetable which is suitable for serving with baked pumpkin.
Heat cooking oil, then add chopped garlic and red onion. Then, add spinach. Stir-fry for a while until spinach and onion are evenly mixed. Then, add a little water and cook for about 5 minutes.
SERVING WAYS
Before serving, we can scrape the baked pumpkin with a fork to make it easier to eat the pumpkin filling with veggies later. Then, sprinkle with roasted almonds. I also sprinkled them with seaweed flakes.
Serve while warm. Thank you nature, for the delicious free food! Wanna try this dinner dish, veggie lovers?
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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Wow, that's a really unique squash. Here also squash normally grows on the ground and not gliding. Your spinach also looks interesting it very quite different from the spinach we have here. Thanks for sharing this recipe @anggreklestar.
Yeah, indeed so unique and that's why I am very happy about finding the different thing 😊
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I think that you have the perfect combination here. The roasted pumpkin and almonds must’ve had the most beautiful aroma. The stir fried spinach from your garden as an addition is pure genius. Beautiful photos as well ❤️💕🤗🤗
The aroma, sooo great, I admit that 😊 if you have cinnamon powder, it must be perfect ❤️
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Thank you so much, Foodies 😊
Disini jg lg musim labu nih, mau Halloween :-D. you did great with the photo btw.
kalau di indonesia, setiap hari bisa jadi musim labu :)
thanks mbak ❤️
That's right :-D. Bisa panen sepanjang tahun hehe
Nature is really wise, dear friend @anggreklestari, she knows how to do things, and many times she does them better than men. How great what you found, really huge pumpkins.
I loved this recipe, very healthy and exquisite, I appreciate that you have shared your knowledge and the beautiful photographs you have taken
have a splendid afternoon
Nature is the best thing we have 😊
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This goes beyond a beautiful and delicious dish. I am filled with awe at seeing such a pumpkin paradise. You could not have described it any other way. I have never seen pumpkins growing this way ever in my life!
Wow I'm so excited seeing this. Thanks for sharing this delightful post.
❤️ I even still can not bring out all my happiness after writing these things. Such a blessing and happiness moment in that place ❤️
That looks great. I am looking forward to my first pumpkin soup this time of the year.
Waiting for your pumpkin soup 😊
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Very interesting I have never seen pumpkins suspended like that with the vines in the trees. All of ours grow on the ground but I could see this happen if grown near trees. Yours also look a bit different.
I have seen so many things lately with pumpkins in the last few days. One guy floated down the river in one for 38 miles. Another weighed his pumpkin in a competition and it weight 2749 Lbs !!(pictured below) .Both are world records. Now your suspending pumpkin, haha. @erikah is there room for more contestants next year in the pumpkin fun?
Of course there is. Start drafting a list 😃
Well, yeah, I Saw on the tv, farmers around you have bigger pumpkin than what I saw around me 😊
How they surprised us, right? 😊
Yes surprising, from what I hear it takes a lot to grow them that size. The guy who grew that one was said to have invested $15,000 on it. I wouldn't want his water bill, hehe. He won $30,000 for winning the contest. My father grew pumpkins, I think the biggest was around 50 lbs but we didn't weigh them, haha
This looks delicious. I wouldn't say it's 100% my style, but I'd love to try it. It's a huge pumpkin dish!
Not everyone like pumpkin. Glad my husband like pumpkin in any dishes 😅
You can try with your local dishes and add pumpkin there
That's so cool, our pumpkin here has a different shape and do I am amazed looking at the photos.
Pumpkin has many shapes, and I love all their shapes. I thought just unique ❤️
Indeed it is unique and I love pumpkins so much and it is very healthy.
I love pumpkin, I would be happy living near that plantation... mother nature so generous and amazing gives us food and from the simplicity transform it into a delicious preparation...
I am glad can be around those things. But yeah a bit in distance, around an hours from my house
I love these spaces that allow you to be in contact with nature, besides, those pumpkins are beautiful.
Thank you for sharing
Reading your post is such a soothing and healing experience. The pumpkin is cute too
Thanks sis. In fact, I really like the process, such as walking around the land even sometimes many bugs there 😅
I hope I can buy more land and farm in the future 🙂
I am sure (and pray) you will have more land in the future. Can already imagined that and i think it suits you a lot
Looked like pizza sis, and it looked so yummy too! :9
Hehe, the vegan version of pizza 😊
Yup sis :)
I myself have never seen such big pumpkins before in my life they are huge and it's good that you cooked them and it looks so much fun.
Greetings @anggreklestari, this is the first time I've seen hanging pumpkins, they are great, the combination of pumpkin with almonds sounds delicious and crunchy, thanks for your amazing idea to prepare the pumpkin.
Blessings!
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I loveeee pumpkinnnnn and how you served it, I'd have 2 more please 😋
You really do have pumpkin heaven nearby. It really is amazing how those huge pumpkins can be held up, I've always seen them at the bottom of the plant.
How beautiful your whole post, the words, the photos, the video and the music you chose, really lovely.