Traditional Pumpkin in Syrup

Chef Azari presents us with the traditional Mexican recipe for pumpkin in syrup, perfect for celebrating the Day of the Dead. It is a delicious pumpkin with a rich piloncillo syrup.
Ingredients
12
Servings
  • 3 kilos winter squash, cut into large triangles
  • 5 cloves
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1 kilo guava, roughly chopped
  • 1 kilo piloncillo
  • 1/2 kilos sugar
  • 3 tablespoons carbonate, of calcium (lime)
  • 1/2 liters whipped cream
Preparation
30 mins
2h
Low
  • Soak the pumpkin cut into large pieces in water with three tablespoons of lime or calcium carbonate for 24 hours. Rinse it. Insert a clove into each piece of pumpkin to perfume it.
  • Place water in a pot and heat until boiling, add the cinnamon. Let it boil for about a minute. Grate the piloncillo and add it to the water to make a syrup, stirring constantly to dissolve it well. Add the sugar.
  • Once the piloncillo is well dissolved, add the pumpkin and guavas. Let it boil until the pumpkin is cooked. Meanwhile, gently stir the ingredients to avoid breaking the pumpkin.
  • In a bowl, whip the cream with a whisk until it is perfectly aerated and has a smooth texture. This whipped cream with this texture is also called nata montada.

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