Steamed Pumpkin
Steamed pumpkin is an extremely simple homemade dessert or staple. It preserves the pumpkin’s natural sweetness and nutrients to the greatest extent, with a soft and tender texture. It is a good choice for a healthy diet. Generally, beginners only need 15-20 minutes to complete it (mainly the steaming time).
Ingredients and Tools
- Pumpkin
- Steamer
Measurements
- Pumpkin 300 g
- Drinking water 1000 ml (for the steamer)
Steps
- Wash the pumpkin skin clean, remove the pulp and seeds.
- Cut the pumpkin into slices about 2 cm thick, set aside.
- Add 1000 ml drinking water to the steamer pot.
- Arrange the sliced pumpkin evenly on a plate.
- When the water in the steamer comes to a boil, place the plate with pumpkin into the steamer.
- Cover with the lid and steam over high heat for 15-20 minutes, until the pumpkin is soft and can be easily pierced with chopsticks.
- Turn off the heat and carefully remove the plate.
Notes
- Different pumpkin varieties vary in sweetness and texture. Older pumpkins are usually sweeter and more starchy.
- Pumpkin skin contains nutrients. If you like, you can steam it unpeeled, but it needs to be thoroughly washed.
- The steaming time depends on the size and thickness of the pumpkin pieces, as well as the pumpkin variety. Testing with chopsticks is a good way to tell if it is done steaming. If you follow the process in this guide and find issues or improvements, please submit an Issue or Pull request.