This is a delicious recipe that can very well make your breakfast a unique one. It is very easy to prepare, even the least experienced cook can make this successfully. For people on carb-restricted diets this is a great choice as a side dish, it is filling, tasteful and very low on calories too. Give it a try!
Time: 20 mins. Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs of auyama (West Indian pumpkin)
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 2 large onions
- 1 tablespoon of vinegar
- Salt
Preparation:
- Boil the auyama adding 2 teaspoons of salt to the water. When it is very tender turn off the heat.
- While the squash is boiling, heat a tablespoon of oil in a shallow pan. Sautee the onions, add the salt and the vinegar. Reserve.
- Using a spoon, separate the flesh of the pumpkin from the peel and mash it with a fork. Add the butter and keep mashing until it is very smooth. Garnish with the onions and serve with scrambled eggs or deep-fried slices of salami.
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Hello,
I didn’t realize that squash, which is oblong and green, was the same as pumpkin, which is round and orange. I hope if I follow this recipe it will turn out okay, as I don’t see recipes for this large, green squash from Dominican. Wish me luck! If anyone knows of any other recipes, they would be most appreciated. Thank you and have a great day!
Several types of pumpkins and squashes are sold as auyamas in the DR, but the “real” auyama is the West Indies Pumpkin. In any case the result will be edible and almost certainly delicious.
And there are several recipes in our blog that contain auyamas, just click on the link in the “Main Ingredients” list.