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Poached Pumpkin In Syrup

Cuisine: Turkish
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Pumpkin or banana squash - (2 to 3 lbs)
1 cup 198g / 7ozSugar
1 cup 237mlWater
  Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup 118mlTahini
1/2 cup 118mlGround walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Seed and peel the pumpkin, then cut into rectangular chunks about 2 inches by 3 inches. Place the pumpkin pieces in a wide heavy pan, sprinkle with the sugar, and cover with the water and lemon juice. Cover the pan and cook over low heat for 1 hour, until pumpkin flesh is tender, occasionally basting with the juices.

Remove pan from the heat and let pumpkin cool in the liquid. Remove pumpkin pieces and arrange on a serving dish. Spoon the syrup from the pan over the pumpkin, drizzle with the tahini and sprinkle with the ground walnuts.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
TOO HOT TAMALES WORLD TOUR with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # WT-1B35 broadcast 07-03-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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