White pumpkin recipes?
March 10, 2018 12:43 PM   Subscribe

As part of a journey to the final frontier of frugality, I have some white pumpkins to eat. Regular American pumpkins, not Indian white pumpkin. Are they the same as orange? Can I make a squash soup with them? Or do you have some other ideas? Thanks!
posted by 8603 to Food & Drink (6 answers total)
 
My experience with the white pumpkins is they're exactly the same, except occasionally more watery. If you use a recipe that calls for roasting first you can always taste test a bit of the roasted squash to see if it's what you expect before finishing the recipe.
posted by theweasel at 1:27 PM on March 10, 2018 [3 favorites]


Yeah no real difference as long as you’re not scrutinizing a blind taste test.

I’d stuff one, maybe two depending on size and how many need to be eaten. I like using sautéed veggies and grains and cheese and maybe meat, or whatever within these guidelines.
posted by SaltySalticid at 1:59 PM on March 10, 2018 [2 favorites]


If they've been somewhere warm (like, indoors being decorative) there's a larger chance of them being mealy or watery, but I often eat my decorations and they're fine as often as not.
posted by clew at 2:26 PM on March 10, 2018 [2 favorites]


I think soup is a perfect application for them. Cook them really simply and taste them after blending and then add extras or reduce as needed to augment flavor and texture. Some sweet potato can work really well to take sad pumpkin puree into something that feels a lot more robust without a lot of additions.
posted by Mizu at 4:10 PM on March 10, 2018 [1 favorite]


Best answer: Or do you have some other ideas?

Well, do you have any sort of pumpkin launching device? Because they use white pumpkins for that.
posted by Huffy Puffy at 5:00 PM on March 10, 2018 [1 favorite]


Lots of pumpkin curries in Indian cooking. Like this one. Look up Indian pumpkin curry.
posted by lois1950 at 9:00 PM on March 10, 2018 [1 favorite]


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