Calabaza En Tacha

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 -5 lbs pumpkin
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 1 orange, juice of
• 4 cups water
• 2 lbs brown sugar or 2 lbs raw sugar

Recipe

• 1 cut the pumpkin into medium (2½" to 3" squares or triangles). remove seeds and strings. with a sharp knife make diamond designs over the pulp.
• 2 put the sugar in a pan with the cinnamon, orange juice, and water. bring to a boil and stir until the piloncillo has dissolved.
• 3 place the first layer of pieces of pumpkin upside down so they absorb as much juice as possible. the second layer should be with the pulp upwards. cover and simmer.
• 4 when ready the top of the pumpkin pieces should look somewhat glazed, and the pulp soft and golden brown.
• 5 let cool and serve with the syrup. you can also add cold evaporated milk.
• 6 note time is a guess. go by how the pumpkin looks.