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Quick and Crispy Fried Pumpkin

Fried Pumpkin is a tasty vegetarian snack or side dish, perfect with drinks or as a quick and easy appetizer for a dinner full of fall flavors.
Recipe Quick and Crispy Fried Pumpkin
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 15 minutes
  • Cooking 10 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

Fried Pumpkin is an easy, quick and tasty way to cook and serve pumpkin in the fall. The Fried Pumpkin Recipe we’re sharing lets you make Crispy Fried Pumpkin Sticks in just a few minutes, with very little work or effort.

If you like, you can also make Battered Fried Pumpkin: just make a batter with ice-cold sparkling water, all-purpose flour and a pinch of salt, dip the pumpkin sticks in it and then fry them a few at a time in plenty of vegetable oil. With the Battered Fried Pumpkin Recipe you can also flavor your pumpkin with spices or finely chopped herbs added to the batter.

If you’re looking for a crispy vegetarian snack that’s ready in minutes, great with drinks or for munching while you watch a good movie on TV, Fried Pumpkin is just what you need.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Fried Pumpkin, first wash the pumpkin carefully and trim it, removing the peel, seeds and stringy insides.
    Quick and Crispy Fried Pumpkin, step 1: peeling and seeding the pumpkin
  2. Then cut the pumpkin into slices and then into sticks about the size of French fries, about 5 mm (1/4 inch) thick.
    Quick and Crispy Fried Pumpkin, step 2: cutting the pumpkin into sticks
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a high-sided skillet and fry the pumpkin sticks in batches until golden and crisp.
    Quick and Crispy Fried Pumpkin, step 3: frying the pumpkin sticks
  4. Lift out the crispy fried pumpkin sticks as they are ready, place them on a sheet of paper towel for a few moments, salt them and serve your Fried Pumpkin hot and crisp. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Crispy fried pumpkin recipe

Variations and Alternatives

If you like, you can add a sprinkle of paprika (sweet or hot) to your Fried Pumpkin once the sticks are fried, when you salt them.

Tips

For perfect Fried Pumpkin, we recommend carefully checking the temperature of the vegetable oil: it should be very hot, about 160-180 °C (320-350 °F). You can fry any kind of edible pumpkin, and among the best we recommend Mantua pumpkin (zucca mantovana), a sweet Italian squash.

Storage

Fried Pumpkin should be eaten right away: like all fried foods, it really isn’t suited to storing.

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