Beef Stuffed Pumpkin Recipe

• 1 x Pumpkin, (5-6 lb) or possibly (2-3 lb) pumpkins
• 2 tsp Salt, divided use
• 2 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
• 2 x Cloves garllic, chopped
• 1 x Onion, minced
• 1 lb Grnd beef
• 3 x Large eggs
• 2 tsp Crushed dry sage
• 1 1/2 tsp Dry thyme
• 1/2 tsp Freshly grnd pepper
• 2 c. Cooked rice, preferably a mix of white & wild rice
• 2/3 c. Raisins
• 1/2 c. Pine nuts

1. I found this recipe in today's Orange County Register.
2. It seems to go along with the other pumpkin recipes, just a little different.
3. Hope it's good as I haven't had time to try it either.
4. Barb
5. 1.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Cut top from pumpkin and remove seeds and strings.
8. Prick cavity with fork and sprinkle with 1 tsp of the salt.
9. Heat pot or possibly large skillet.
10. 2.
11. Add in oil to pot or possibly skillet.
12. When warm, add in garlic and onion and saute/fry till onion is transparent.
13. Add in beef and continue sauteeing till browned.
14. Remove from heat and add in remaining ingredients.
15. 3.
16. Stuff pumpkin with mix.
17. Place 1/2 inch water in bottom of a shallow baking pan large sufficient to hold the pumpkin.
18. 4.
19. Put pumpkin in the pan and bake 1-1 1/2 hrs.
20. Cut pumpkin into wedges
21. (or possibly if small pumpkins used, into halves) and serve, giving each person both pumpkin and stuffing.
22. YIELD: 8 servings

pumpkin, salt, vegetable oil, garllic, onion, beef, eggs, sage, thyme, freshly grnd pepper, rice, raisins, nuts

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/beef-stuffed-pumpkin-82535 (may not work)