Pumpkins in Syrup

Thai Dessert Recipes | ThaiCuisine | August 16, 2011 at 10:34 pm |

Pumpkins in Syrup

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Pumpkins in Syrup – Ingredient

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1. Pumpkin, about 0.2 kg
2. Red lime 1 tsp (lime which used for food)
3. Granulated sugar 2-3 cups
4. Water
5. Fresh Pandan leaf
6. a half Lemon

Pumpkins in Syrup – Cooking

1. Pumpkin, peeled and cut into pieces as needed. (not thick).
Prepare red lime water. Bright the water about two thirds of the basin, then take about 1 teaspoon of red lime water and then put the pumpkin into, wait for 15-20 minutes.

1.a Prepare red lime water

1.2 Soak the pumpkin into red lime water, wait for 15-20 minutes

2. Clean the pumpkin with the water 2 times, then dry the pumpkin to drain.

2.a Clean the pumpkin with the water 2 times

2.b Dry the pumpkin to drain.

3. Prepare brass wok, then add water and put the pandan leaves with 6-8 leaves. Boil over medium heat until boiling, then reduce heat. Notice that the pandan leaves wilt and fragrance.

3.a Prepare brass wok, then add water and put the pandan leaves with 6-8 leaves.

3.b Notice that the pandan leaves wilt and fragrance.

4. Boil on low heat, then squeeze lemon into it (make clear syrup). Then add sugar.

4.a Boil on low heat, then squeeze lemon into it

4.b Then add sugar

5. Stir the sugar until it dissolves (if not stir, the sugar will settle to the pan). After sugar dissolves then increase to medium heat and put the pumpkin into brass wok.

5.a Stir the sugar until it dissolves (if not stir, the sugar will settle to the pan).

5.b After sugar dissolves then increase to medium heat and put the pumpkin into brass wok.

6. Boiled pumpkins in syrup, and so on with medium heat until it boils slow down the fire.
Then boil the syrup until pumpkin is cooked (do not forget to scoop the syrup topped with pumpkin and flip to make the syrup into the meat of pumpkin). Can be observed from a pumpkin. The colors are different, if cooked the color is darker and more mature (because the syrup soak into the meat).
This step take about 40 minutes – 1 hour.

6.a Boiled pumpkins in syrup, and so on with medium heat until it boils slow down the fire.

6.b Observed from a pumpkin. The colors are different, if cooked the color is darker and more mature (because the syrup soak into the meat).

7. Pumpkin is cooked, it is clear (with a coating of syrup over the slices)

7. Pumpkin is cooked, it is clear (with a coating of syrup over the slices. Dark meat because syrup inside). Then let it cool and serve it. Sweet delicious thai-style with the pumpkins in syrup.
pumpkins in syrup