Meat in pumpkin in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake meat in pumpkin in the oven? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Wash the vegetables thoroughly, preferably with a brush. Then dry them. Thaw the meat in advance if necessary. Mine is pork tenderloin. If you have meat with bones, cut it off and remove the bones. Take a pumpkin that is wide and slightly flattened. Such a size that it fits easily into the oven and onto the baking sheet.

2. STEP 2

   

   Cut the pork into medium-sized cubes.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the peeled onions into half rings, not too thin.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the bell pepper from seeds and chop coarsely. You can cut it into strips thicker than onions.

5. STEP 5

   

   Chop the garlic with a knife or pass through a press.

6. STEP 6

   

   Cut the lid off the pumpkin and scoop out the entire middle with the seeds with a spoon. Do not throw away the lid, but set it aside. Leave the pulp. It is advisable to select a pumpkin that has thick flesh. Another good thing in this dish is pumpkin, which is a bit dry but still juicy.

7. STEP 7

   

   Fry the chopped pork pieces in a frying pan in vegetable oil until light golden brown. Stir with a spatula from time to time.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add onions to the meat and fry, stirring, for another 3-4 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add the bell pepper to the fry and fry for another 3-4 minutes, stirring.

10. STEP 10

    

    Add chopped garlic.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add some salt.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pepper and fry for another 3-4 minutes.

13. STEP 13

    

    Now transfer the fried meat and vegetables into the prepared pumpkin basket.

14. STEP 14

    

    Cover the pumpkin with the previously cut top. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the pumpkin until fully cooked. This may take you from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours. The exact time depends on the characteristics of the oven and pumpkin.

15. STEP 15

    

    You can check the pumpkin's readiness with a wooden stick. If it goes into the pulp easily, it means it’s ready. My beauty is ready in an hour!

16. STEP 16

    

    Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

ELENKA

26.12.2023

5

Gorgeous dish! I cook pumpkin with meat easier. I cut it into pieces and bake it. Check out the recipe, it's delicious too!

taksibluz

26.12.2023

4.5

oh how interesting! Only in our stores we have pear-shaped pumpkins... you still have to try it, there will be a pumpkin boat

marakesh

26.12.2023

4.6

Pumpkin is a vegetable of significant merit, both literally and figuratively, and the bright color of this beauty is uplifting. So I, in a great mood, cooked meat in a pumpkin in the oven. It turned out to be a very tasty and satisfying dish. Thank you very much for the recipe!