Sicilian Sweet and Sour Pumpkin
Today I want to offer you a side dish, typical of my Sicily, easy to make, and suitable as an accompaniment to both meat and fish dishes.
It should be served cold, so you can prepare it in advance, even the day before, and it would be better, so it absorbs the sweet and sour flavor better.
The orange pumpkin is a health booster, its mineral salts include calcium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, selenium, and magnesium, among others, it is naturally rich in beta-carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A with antioxidant properties, B Vitamins, and Vitamin C.
You will also find indications for those with G.I. issues.
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Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 1 Hour
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Stove
Cuisine: Regional Italian
Region: Sicily
Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, Autumn, Winter and Spring

170.80 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 170.80 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 12.69 (g) of which sugars 11.02 (g)
Proteins 1.51 (g)
Fat 11.79 (g) of which saturated 1.67 (g)of which unsaturated 0.00 (g)
Fibers 6.89 (g)
Sodium 197.58 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 125 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

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1.1 lbs red pumpkin
2 cloves Garlic (large)
1 tbsp Honey (Or erythritol)
3 tbsp Balsamic vinegar (Or apple cider)
to taste Salt
3.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Tools

what we need to make

Pan
Coffee cup
Cutting board
Knife

Preparation of Sicilian Sweet and Sour Pumpkin

Peel the pumpkin, and remove all seeds and fibers.
After cleaning, slice it.
Peel the garlic cloves, and slice them lengthwise.
In a non-stick pan, put some extra virgin olive oil, and a slice of garlic, as soon as it sizzles, add the pumpkin slices and cook them 2-3 minutes per side.
As they cook, you will notice the garlic changes color, then you must remove it and always add a new slice.
When you have finished cooking all the slices…
Dissolve the honey in the balsamic vinegar until well mixed.
or in case of glycemic index issues mix sweetener with apple cider vinegar.
Put all the pumpkin slices back into the pan,
and deglaze with the vinegar and honey emulsion,
or apple cider vinegar and sweetener.
Raise the heat, toss the pumpkin in the pan and let all the alcohol evaporate. Finally, adjust the salt.
Serve once cooled, or to speed up, place it in the fridge.
Here is the Orange Pumpkin Sweet and Sour Sicilian ready.