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Shrimp and avocado salad, cheese-stuffed shrimp served in a pumpkin

Shrimp and avocado salad, cheese-stuffed shrimp served in a pumpkin

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A classic Brazilian dish: shrimp in a creamy sauce made with pumpkin pulp, combined with catupiry cheese, served inside a roasted pumpkin, which is then b…

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Recipe from Rotlimena, Atoj, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The whole pumpkin, roasted, serves as both a main dish and an ingredient: its flesh, blended with the broth, gives the sauce its creamy texture. The Brazilian-style fresh cheese, called catupiry, is spooned onto the dish before the final baking stage.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 15 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$40.21 $10.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $25.68
  • $11.23
  • $0.21
  • $0.55
  • $0.05
  • $1.00
  • $1.05
  • $0.27
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Cut a hat shape out of the pumpkin, remove the seeds, and keep the hat. ≈ 8 min
  3. Rub the skin with oil, replace the lid, and wrap the pumpkin in aluminum foil. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cook for 20 minutes, remove the aluminum foil, and continue cooking for approximately 30 minutes, depending on the size, until the meat is tender.
  5. Let it cool, then scoop out about 1.5 cups of pulp, leaving a little behind on the skin.
  6. Combine the pulp with the broth.
  7. Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the chopped onion with half of the cilantro until softened.
  8. Add the shrimp, cook for 2 minutes until browned, then sprinkle with flour and mix well.
  9. Pour the broth over the pumpkin, let it cook for 5 minutes, season with salt and pepper, and add the remaining cilantro.
  10. Pour the mixture into the pumpkin, add the catupiry by spoonfuls, and mix very gently. ≈ 4 min
  11. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes to heat through thoroughly.
  12. Garnish with whole shrimp and serve with rice. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Shrimp and avocado salad, cheese-stuffed shrimp served in a pumpkin

  • 1 medium-sized pumpkin (about 2 kg)$25.68
  • 600 g of medium-sized shrimp, plus a few whole ones for decoration$11.23
  • 1 large onion$0.21
  • 4 tablespoons of butter$0.55
  • 2 tablespoons of flour$0.05
  • 360 ml of shrimp or vegetable broth$1.00
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro (optional)$1.05
  • salt, black pepper$0.27
  • a little bit of oil$0.17

Total$40.21

that's $10.05 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 medium-sized pumpkin (about 2 kg)
  • 600 g of medium-sized shrimp, plus a few whole ones for decoration
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 tablespoons of butter
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 200 g of catupiry (or creamy fresh cheese)
  • 360 ml of shrimp or vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro (optional)
  • salt, black pepper
  • a little bit of oil

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