Stuffed Pumpkin with Mixed Rice and Nuts
A delicious and nutritious dish featuring a pumpkin stuffed with a mix of rice, nuts, and beans, served with a flavorful dressing.
Ingredients
Rice and Bean Mixture
- 1 1/2cupsShort Grain White Rice
- 1/2cupGlutinous Rice
- 2tbspBlack Rice
- 1/3cupBlack Beans
Nuts and Dates
- 6pieceDried Red Dates, deseeded, sliced
- 1/3cupWalnut, roughly chopped
- 1/3cupAlmonds, chopped
- 2tbspPine Nuts
Seasoning and Oil
- dashSalt
- tbspCanola Oil or Grape Seed Oil
- 2tspWater
Pumpkin
- 1piecePumpkin
Dressing
- 1/2pieceApple, peeled, deseeded
- 3tbspSoy Sauce
- 1tbspWater
- 1tbspKorean Chili Flakes
- 1tspSesame Oil
- 1tspSesame Seeds
- 1bundleScallion, chopped
How to make Stuffed Pumpkin with Mixed Rice and Nuts
Preparation
Soak black beans in water for 1 hour. Combine short grain white rice, glutinous rice, and black rice. Rinse until the water is clear, then soak for 1 hour. Drain and combine rice and beans in the rice cooker.
Add walnuts, almonds, dried red dates, salt, and canola oil to the rice cooker. Pour water into the pot and cook.
Pumpkin Preparation
Cut out the top of the pumpkin and keep it. Remove seeds and fibers inside.
When rice is done, add pine nuts and mix well. Scoop the rice into the pumpkin and cover with the top.
Place the pumpkin in a steamer, cover with lid or foil, and steam over medium heat for about 40 minutes.
Check if the pumpkin is done by inserting a knife. If it goes in effortlessly, it's ready. Carefully remove the pumpkin and place on a serving platter.
Dressing
In a small bowl, mix apple, soy sauce, water, Korean chili flakes, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and scallion.
Serving
Slice the pumpkin into wedges and gather the rice on top. Drizzle the dressing over the wedges before serving.
Tips & Tricks
Adjust the steaming time based on the size of the pumpkin.
For a spicier kick, add more Korean chili flakes to the dressing.
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