STEP 1/8
First, put pumpkin and water in a large bowl and add baking soda. And wipe it off cleanly
STEP 2/8
I washed it with baking soda, dropped a drop of vinegar, and washed it again. Mini chestnut pumpkins are steamed and eaten even the skin, so it's good to clean them
STEP 3/8
First, put some water in the pot and heat it over high heat with sambal on it and heat it over high heat. There's a way to heat it in the microwave and eat it, but I think it'll be better to steam it, so I steam it
STEP 4/8
When the pot and water are heated a little, you can steam it after putting in the pumpkin, closing the lid. Steam over medium heat for 15 minutes.
STEP 5/8
When I opened the lid, the chestnut pumpkin that was steamy became a little softer. It would have been nice if it was cooked like this, but I still felt it was a bit hard, so I turned the chestnut pumpkin upside down and steamed it again. Turn the upside down and steam it on medium low for another 8 minutes. It took me about 23 minutes to cook a mini chestnut pumpkin, turning it upside down for the first 15 minutes.
STEP 6/8
The way to check if it's cooked well is to poke it with chopsticks. If the chopsticks go in smoothly, it's cooked well.
STEP 7/8
I'm going to prepare the well-boiled chestnut pumpkin. Cut the pumpkin in half, dig the seeds inside with a spoon, and remove the top from the center. It's not hard because it's soft because it's all steamed
STEP 8/8
If you cut it into bite-sized pieces, you're done with steamed mini chestnut pumpkins.
Sweet pumpkin / Chestnut pumpkin can easily mold if steamed and stored in the refrigerator. It can go bad quickly even if you put it in the refrigerator, so it's better to steam it and eat it right away. If you can't do that, steam chestnut pumpkins, store them in the freezer, take them out whenever you want, and defrost them in the microwave/natural defrosting or air fryer