Pacific Islands Filled Pumpkin

Submitted by Abi Fae

"For ZWT7... I love beef stew in a pumpkin, so I had to add this!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 small pumpkin
• 1⁄2 whole chicken, 1 1/2 cups boneless meat
• 1 onion
• 1⁄3 cup oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1⁄3 cup basil leaves
• 1 cup coconut cream
• 1 cup spinach (or other leafy green)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

directions

1. Clean chicken, take off the skin, debone and chop into cubes.
2. Wash onion and cut into small pieces. Chop garlic finely. Wash green leaves and cut into pieces. Saute onion, garlic, and chicken, and cook until chicken is done.
3. Add salt and soy sauce and basil leaves, simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add chopped green leaves, mix everything together. Simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Stuff pumpkin with the mixture, add coconut milk onto the mixture. Steam or bake for 1 hour.