🇧🇷 Brazilian

Pumpkin Pastel

Name: Pumpkin Pastel
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: for deep-frying Vegetable Oil; 100 ml Tomato Sauce; 2, beaten Eggs; 100 g All-Purpose Flour; 500 g Pumpkin; 150 g Breadcrumbs; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika

🇧🇷 Brazilian

Golden, crackling-crisp fried pumpkin with a soft interior — impossible to eat just one. Ready in 23 minutes including prep.

Prep 18 min Cook 5 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Vegetable Oilfor deep-frying
Tomato Sauce100 ml
Eggs2, beaten
All-Purpose Flour100 g
Pumpkin500 g
Breadcrumbs150 g
Smoked Paprika1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Pat the pumpkin dry and season with the smoked paprika and a little salt.
2
Set up a breading line: flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs — press the crumbs on firmly.
3
Heat 4-5 cm of oil to 180°C; a breadcrumb dropped in should sizzle straight away.
4
Fry the pumpkin in small batches until deep golden, 3-4 minutes per batch.
5
Drain on a rack, never on paper, and serve hot with green onions scattered over.

Chef's tip

Keep the oil at a steady 180°C — too cool and the coating goes greasy.

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