Sicilian sweet and sour pumpkin
My mom’s recipe for Sicilian sweet and sour pumpkin.
This recipe calls for fried pumpkin, but we can also cook it on the grill.
- Serving: For 4 People
Zucca in agrodolce alla siciliana
Sicilian sweet and sour pumpkin
Ingredients
Instructions
Sicilian sweet and sour pumpkin
Fried pumpkin
Fried Pumpkin Ingredients:
1 diced pumpkin
White vinegar
1 teaspoon of sugar or honey
mint leaves
olive oil
salt
Fried pumpkin procedure:
Cut the pumpkin into medium-thick cubes.
Fry in olive oil and when cooked, put the pumpkin cubes on paper towels.
Put the pumpkin back in an oil-free pan, sauté it for a few minutes with a little vinegar and sugar. Decorate with a few mint leaves.
Serve the pumpkin cold because it is even more delicious.
Grilled pumpkin
Grilled pumpkin ingredients:
1 pumpkin cut into slices
Olive oil
Fresh mint
Parsley
1 clove of garlic
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper
Grilled pumpkin procedure:
Grill the pumpkin slices.
Prepare the marinade with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, parsley, fresh mint, salt and pepper.
In a serving dish, pour the marinade on the slices of pumpkin and leave to rest in the fridge for about an hour.
Enjoy your meal!
