Breaded fried or baked pumpkin or air fried.
Today’s dish is a vegetarian dish, excellent as a side dish. You can cook it oven-baked, fried, or air-fried.
In the first version, the breading is crispier, while in the second cooking method, it is less crispy.
The absolute star of the dish, besides the pumpkin, is inevitably the Sicilian seasoned breadcrumbs, click here to see how to make it,

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Cost: Very economical
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Oven, Air Fryer, Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring

445.93 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 445.93 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 60.49 (g) of which sugars 7.41 (g)
Proteins 17.18 (g)
Fat 15.40 (g) of which saturated 3.93 (g)of which unsaturated 4.72 (g)
Fibers 3.88 (g)
Sodium 618.16 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

3 eggs
0.88 lbs pumpkin (weighed after peeling)
0.66 lbs breadcrumbs (seasoned Sicilian style see recipe)
as needed extra virgin olive oil

Tools

What we need to make

Cutting Board
Baking Pan
Knife
Frying Pan

Preparation: Breaded Fried or Baked Pumpkin

Peel the pumpkin, and…
slice it thinly.
Weigh it only after cleaning. Season the slices with salt.
Prepare the breadcrumbs following the recipe in this link, click here. Choose breadcrumbs that are not too fine but rather coarse.
Beat the eggs in a plate and adjust with salt and pepper.
dip the slices in the egg,
then in the breadcrumbs, pressing well.
Now prepare for the second breading.
Repeat the operation a second time.
pressing well to compact the 2 breadings.
Now you need to decide whether to bake or fry the slices.
If you decide to bake them, place the slices on a baking pan, drizzle with a little bit of olive oil, and bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for 10 minutes, then turn the slices and finish for another 5 minutes.
If you want to fry them instead, put plenty of olive oil in a pan, heat it, and cook the slices on both sides until well browned.
Serve hot. Here’s the Breaded Fried or Baked Pumpkin ready.
Place the slices in the air fryer tray and cook at 400°F for 15 minutes