Pumpkin dessert

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   The main thing is to choose the right pumpkin. I don't know what this variety is called, but it is lemon-colored, not orange-yellow. This pumpkin is hard and almost does not smell, which is exactly what is needed for this dish. From an ordinary orange sweet pumpkin, this will not work.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour boiling water over dried figs for 10 minutes and leave to infuse under the lid.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash citrus fruits thoroughly, dry them and remove the zest from them in thin strips, without capturing the white pulp.

4. Step 4:

   

   Squeeze lemon and orange juice into separate containers.

5. Step 5:

   

   Cut the pumpkin into large pieces, cut off the peel.

7. Step 6:

   

   Cut the pulp into pieces about 0.5 cm thick of any shape.

8. Step 7:

   

   Drain the water from the figs, blot it with napkins and cut into small cubes.

9. Step 8:

   

   Put the pumpkin in a saucepan or saucepan with a thick bottom, add figs, lemon and orange zest, sugar. Pour in orange juice and a little lemon, to taste. If you want to get a pronounced sourness, you can add the juice of half a lemon. Stir the contents of the pan and bring to a boil over low heat with the lid tightly closed. After boiling, simmer on the lowest heat for about 7 minutes. During this time, you need to mix the dessert once.

10. Step 9:

    

    Turn off the heat, remove the lid and put the dessert in a bowl, putting it in a container with cold water so that the pumpkin cools down as quickly as possible. Mix the cold dessert again, if necessary, add lemon juice or sugar to achieve a balanced taste. Before serving, soak for 2 hours in the refrigerator and mix.