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The Unmanly Chef

Moraba Kadoo (Persian Pumpkin Preserves)

Recipe
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb of cubed skinned pumpkin
  • 5 Cups of Sugar
  • 8 to 10 Cups of Water
  • 2 Tsp. Salt
  • 2 Tsp. Orange Blossom Water
  • 2 Tsp. Cinnamon

Method
 

  1. Either buy pre-cut pumpkin or use a real pumpkin. Start buy cutting the top off and scooping out the seeds and stringy parts.
  2. Then first cut longitudinally down the lines of the pumpkin to give yourself a bunch of pumpkin crescents. Then with a sharp knife cut the pumpkin crescent into parts to ease skinning the meat. This is a long process, I had a friend over and he helped me with this prep.
  3. Once all the meat is skinned and ready, place them in a large pot. Then add your sugar, water, salt, orange blossom water, and cinnamon. Simmer for 3 to 4 hour. You want the pumpkin to have a slight crunch to it and the water to be syrupy.
  4. This keeps for about1 to2 months in a jar in the fridge.
  5. Enjoy!