Stuffed pumpkins

Gevulde pompoentjes

A real autumn dish. Pumpkin is a vegetable that can be used in all sorts of ways. This is a dish in which the pumpkins are used as a ‘bowl’. Cheerful autumn colours on the table!

Preparation

  1. Start by preparing the pumpkins.
    Cut them open at the top (creating a lid) and remove the seeds and some of the flesh from the pumpkin until you have enough room to fill it nicely
    Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.
  2. Take the minced meat out of the fridge, peel the garlic and press it with the garlic press; chop the onion.
    Place a frying pan on the stove and preheat the pan.
    Add the butter to the pan and fry the meat. When the meat is almost cooked, add the onion and finally the garlic.
  3. Fry this for another 2 minutes.
    Now add the spices and salt and pepper to taste.
    Drain the can of black beans and add the beans to the minced meat mixture.
    Heat this together briefly.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat and add the raisins.
  5. Place the pumpkins in a roasting dish and fill them with the minced meat mixture. Put the top/lid of the pumpkin on top. Place the dish in the preheated oven and let the pumpkins cook for about 60 minutes.

  • Main course
  • Preparation time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking time: 60 minutes
  • Serves 4-6

Equipment:

Ingredients:

  • 4 small pumpkins
  • 500 g ground beef
  • 100 g raisins
  • 1 onion
  • 50 g butter for frying
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 can black beans
  • Salt and pepper to taste