Latin Recipes with Pumpkin
Halloween is around the corner, these great dishes below infuse a Latin take on the spooky fall holiday.
This recipe for pumpkin flan (flan de Calabaza) is prepared using West Indian pumpkin, which is a type of squash. You can easily change up this recipe for Halloween. Just substitute a pie pumpkin in place of the calabaza and use pumpkin pie spice in place of the cinnamon.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 pounds calabaza (peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks)
- Water for boiling the calabaza
- 4 eggs
- 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
Pumpkin pie may not be on the menu for a traditional Mexican-style meal, but pumpkin empanadas most definitely are, at least on the ones I have known. Pumpkin empanadas are made both on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Often they are served during Noche Buena, when those re-enacting the travels of Mary and Joseph have stopped at the chosen home to feast.
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total Time: 45 min
Ingredients:
- Pastry Dough
- Pumpkin Filling
- Egg Wash (made by whisking 1 egg with 1 teaspoon water)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Accented with potatoes, pumpkin, ham, garlic, and cilantro, this side dish features beans with pure Latin flavor, a holiday spin on a traditional Latin dish.
Prep 15 min
Cook 25 min
Total Time 40 min
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon annatto or achiote powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced ham
- 1 (16.5 ounce) can red beans, drained
- 1 cup peeled and diced potatoes
- 1/2 cup peeled and diced pumpkin
- 1 cup water
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