A surprisingly delicious dish which will also work well with fresh pasta such as Fettuccine or Tagliatelle. I never thought that pumpkin would taste so good to me :)
4
1 kg pumpkin, diced
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
4 sage leaves
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup cream (or milk)
20g butter
1 dry chili pepper
Salt and freshly ground pepper
In a large pan or wok, heat the olive oil.
Add the chopped garlic, chili pepper and sage leaves (whole), and let simmer until the garlic becomes slightly golden
Add the diced pumpkin and simmer for a minute or two, then add the white wine.
Add salt to taste, lower the heat and let the pumpkin cook for 20 minutes until it becomes mushy.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta. When the pasta is 3 minutes from being ready, add the milk and let the sauce thicken.
Stir in the butter, add ground pepper to taste and mix with the pasta.