Beautiful color, mild, sweet flavor, pumpkin goes with tagliatelle or fettuccini pasta. For more exotic flavor, add a little grated nutmeg.
uno 1. Peel the piece of pumpkin. Remove and discard any seeds and strings.
due 2. Cut the pumpkin into finger-width slices
tre 3. Then cut them into small cubes. (equals about 3 cups/600 g))
quattro 4. In a wide frying pan over medium heat, melt half the butter.
cinque 5. Sauté the onions about 10 minutes.
sei 6. Add the pumpkin and turn up the heat a little. Cook and stir often, about 20 minutes.
sette 7. When the pumpkin is almost ready, melt the rest of the butter in another frying pan over medium-high heat.
otto 8. Add the sage leaves and fry until they are slightly crisp, about a few minutes.
nove 9. Cook your choice of pasta until al dente.
dieci 10. Drain and transfer to a warmed serving dish.
undici 11. Pour the pumpkin sauce over the pasta.
(a) optional: add graded nutmeg to taste
dodici 12. Add the cheese and white pepper to taste. Toss well.
tredici 13. Pour on the sage and butter and serve at once.
sage plant pumpkin field
Zucca e Salvia (Italian)
Serves 4
1 organic pumpkin, about 1 pound (500 g)
1/3 cup (90 g) unsalted (dairy-free) butter
1 sliced paper-thin organic white onion
8 fresh sage leaves
3/4 cup (150 g) grated (dairy-free) cheese, example (not dairy-free) Parmesan
white pepper
due 2. Cut the pumpkin into finger-width slices
tre 3. Then cut them into small cubes. (equals about 3 cups/600 g))
quattro 4. In a wide frying pan over medium heat, melt half the butter.
cinque 5. Sauté the onions about 10 minutes.
sei 6. Add the pumpkin and turn up the heat a little. Cook and stir often, about 20 minutes.
sette 7. When the pumpkin is almost ready, melt the rest of the butter in another frying pan over medium-high heat.
otto 8. Add the sage leaves and fry until they are slightly crisp, about a few minutes.
nove 9. Cook your choice of pasta until al dente.
dieci 10. Drain and transfer to a warmed serving dish.
undici 11. Pour the pumpkin sauce over the pasta.
(a) optional: add graded nutmeg to taste
dodici 12. Add the cheese and white pepper to taste. Toss well.
tredici 13. Pour on the sage and butter and serve at once.
sage plant pumpkin field
world's largest pumpkin in 2017: 2,222 pounds (1008 kg)
