Whole Pumpkin Gratin

Name: How to cook Whole Pumpkin Gratin - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Rie

Whole Pumpkin Gratin

I used a little bigger Japanese pumpkin (approximately 15~17 cm in diameter) but a bit difficult to use so it's better to get mini sized one. Choose some ingredients you like. Anything is OK! We can enjoy not only its deliciousness but also its appearance.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

45 mins

pumpkin (kabocha)

onion (slice thinly)

1/2-1 pack

shimeji mushrooms (tear into bite sized pieces)

100 g

bacon, or as much as you like (cut into bite sized pieces)

10-20 g

butter

2 Tbsp

flour

1/2-1

bouillon cube (optional)

500-600 ml

milk

2 tbsp

panko bread crumbs

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Wash the pumpkin and cover with plastic wrap and cook in the microwave until softened. ＊Be careful not to heat it up too much. (reference: 8~10 mins in 700W)

* Step 2

Cut about 1/4 of the upper part of the pumpkin. Scoop out the seeds and scrape pumpkin meat from shell. (leave at least 1 cm of the shell)

* Step 3

Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat, stir fry onion, shimeji mushrooms, bacon until the onions are browned. Turn down the heat and add the flour and mix well. Pour the milk little by little to get the smooth sauce. Add the pumpkin meat, salt and pepper and cook until thickened.(adjust the thickness to your taste)

* Step 4

Pour the mixture into the pumpkin, sprinkle cheese and panko bread crumbs on top and bake in 200℃ oven for 20~25 mins or until heated thoroughly. (Cheese starts to brown and panko bread crumbs are golden)

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