Risotto in Decapitated Pumpkins

Name: Risotto in Decapitated Pumpkins
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 1 liters About fat-skimmed chicken broth; 8 servings Salt and fresh-ground pepper; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 59 milliliters grated parmesan cheese; 355 milliliters grain white rice such as pearl or arborio; 8 miniature pumpkins (Jack Be Little or Munchkin; each 6 to 8 oz.) with stems

Risotto in Decapitated Pumpkins might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 177 calories, 5g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. Only From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have parmesan cheese, pumpkins, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a side dish.

Instructions

Rinse pumpkins. Pierce tops deeply with a knife or sharp fork several times. Set pumpkins upright on a rack (they can be stacked) at least 1 inch above 1 1/2 inches water in a 14- to 15-inch wok or 6- to 8-quart pan. Cover wok and bring water to a boil over high heat. Keeping water at a boil, steam pumpkins until tender when pierced, 20 to 35 minutes, adding more boiling water to pan as needed.

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Remove pumpkins from pan.

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When pumpkins are cool enough to handle, in about 5 minutes, with a small, sharp knife, cut off tops to make lids that will sit in place. Set lids aside. With a small spoon, scoop out and discard seeds without breaking pumpkin skins. To keep warm up to 40 minutes, set lids in place, return pumpkins to rack over water in pan, cover, and adjust heat so water barely steams.

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Meanwhile, in a 3- to 4-quart pan over medium-high heat, frequently stir butter and onion until onion is limp, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Add rice and stir often until it begins to turn opaque, about 3 minutes.

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Add 4 1/2 cups broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer rice, stirring often, until tender to bite, 15 to 20 minutes.

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