This is the best way to skin the pumpkin

Tips and tricks for peeling a nutmeg squash

To remove the skin from a large nutmeg squash, you need a large and, above all, sharp kitchen knife, a tablespoon and some strength.

1. Use a stable surface when peeling, for example a baking board.
2. First, cut the pumpkin in half with the knife. Exercise the necessary caution here.
3. Now use the spoon to remove all seeds and fibers inside the pumpkin halves. Now you can hold it more firmly when you peel it afterwards.
4. If the halves are still too big for you, divide them into manageable pieces.
5. Now cut the peel into small slices with the knife.
6. Once the nutmeg squash has been peeled, it can be processed further.

If this procedure is too difficult for you, you should bake the hollowed out pumpkin halves in a hot oven at 180 ° for a few minutes.
When the edges of the pumpkin turn dark, take it out of the oven and let it cool. Now the skin can be peeled off relatively easily in strips. Use a sharp knife for this as well.

The use of the nutmeg squash

The uses of pumpkins in the kitchen are very versatile. For example, they can be pickled sweet and sour or made into compote.
The classic is of course the pumpkin soup, for which there are various recipes. In soups and casseroles, the pumpkin can be combined well with other vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and sweet potatoes.
If there's little time to prepare for cooking, just use a Hokkaido instead of a nutmeg squash. This pumpkin does not have to be peeled, because its skin boils down to pulp, like the pumpkin itself.