Fried Pumpkin

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The archetypal look called for calabaza pumpkin, whose soma cooks to a golden-yellow color, to beryllium cooked to tenderness successful ample pieces with the peel near on. For this version, the squash is peeled, cubed and sauteed with a small olive oil. Acorn squash whitethorn beryllium substituted.

Serve spoonfuls of the vegetarian substance connected small, crisp tostadas with a sprinkling of cheese.

The cooked rootlike substance tin beryllium frozen (without the cheese) for 1 month.

Adapted from a Yucatan look successful Diana Kennedy's "The Essential Cuisines of Mexico (Clarkson Potter, 2000)

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 5 cups

1/3 cupful to 1/2 cupful olive lipid (do not usage extra-virgin)
2 pounds calabaza pumpkin, peeled, seeded and chopped into 1/2-inch cubes (see headnote; whitethorn substitute acorn squash)
1 tiny achromatic onion, finely chopped (1/2 to 3/4 cup)
1 mean greenish doorbell pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces
12 ounces vine-ripened tomatoes, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons to 3 teaspoons minced habanero chile pepper
Sea salt
Small tostadas, for serving
1/3 cupful finely grated, adust queso añejo (may substitute Romano cheese)

Nutritional Facts

Per 1/4-cup serving (not including tostadas)

Calories
64
Fat
6 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Carbohydrates
2 g
Sodium
70 mg
Cholesterol
2 mg
Protein
1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from a Yucatan look successful Diana Kennedy's "The Essential Cuisines of Mexico (Clarkson Potter, 2000)

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026