Calabaza en Tacha
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 11
Ingredients
Pumpkin
- 1 each pumpkin (or other winter squash)
Caramel
- 1 each pumpkin (or other winter squash)
- 10 each cloves – whole
- 2 each anise star
- 1 each cinnamon stick
- 2 pounds piloncillo (substitute dark brown sugar and molasses)
- ½ gallon water
- 2 pounds brown sugar
Method
- STEP 1For Caramel: In a pot add the water, cloves, anise star, cinnamon stick, and piloncillo. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until liquid is reduced by half.
- STEP 2Prepare Pumpkin: Wash outer skin.
- STEP 3Cut into 6-8 pieces.
- STEP 4Remove the seeds and cut into slices.
- STEP 5Preheat oven to 325°F.
- STEP 6In a roasting pan, bake pumpkin with caramel, for approximately 1 hour until pumpkin is tender.
- STEP 7Continue to baste every 15 minutes.
- STEP 8Serve warm with caramel.
