Blue Book: Perfect pumpkins
While we mainly associate pumpkins with Halloween – carving faces into them, and turning them into ghoulish lanterns – they are also a delicious and versatile ingredient. Here are three recipes to try
Risotto with pumpkin and rosemary butter from Darina Allen at Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, Co Cork
Ingredients, serves four
300g pumpkin
2 onions, finely chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1-2 tbsp rosemary, freshly chopped
50g Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated
50g butter
400g risotto rice
1-1.3 litres chicken stock
Method
1. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and fibres, and cut into small cubes.
2. Fry one onion ...