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Russian Stuffed Pumpkin

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 lbs 1816g / 64ozPumpkin
1 1/2 cups 240g / 8.5ozLong-grain rice
2 cups 474mlTart cooking apples - (like, granny (large) smith), peeled
  And diced
1/2 cup 80g / 2.8ozGolden raisins
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozDried sour cherries - (available in special
  Stores)
8 tablespoons 120mlUnsalted butter - melted (1 stick)
1 tablespoon 15mlSugar or more to taste
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlGround cinnamon
  Salt to taste
1/4 cup 59mlHot water

Recipe Instructions

This spectacular stuffed pumpkin can be the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving table. Pumpkin is stuffed with rice, apples, raisins and sour cherries, then baked.

Cut the stem end of the pumpkin as if you were about to carve a jack o'lantern. Set aside "lid". Remove insides of pumpkin and discard (or save to roast and munch on). Using a grapefruit knife or melon baller, scoop out the flesh of the pumpkin as much as you can without piercing the skin. Chop flesh and set aside.

In lg saucepan, bring 3 qts of salted water to boil and dump in the rice. Cook over high heat, covered until still a bit hard to the bite...about 15 minutes. Drain well.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325F.

In large bowl, combine, pumpkin, partially cooked rice, raisins, dried sour cherries and melted butter. Season with sugar, salt and cinnamon. Spoon stuffing loosely into pumpkin, sprinkle with the hot water and put "lid" on tightly. Place on baking sheet and bake till pumpkin is tender to a point of a knife...about 2 hrs. Cut into wedges and serve.

Serves 8

Source:
King Ables Microelectronics Computer Corporation, Austin, Te

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