Recipe for hokkaido pumpkin friesThe best hokkaido fries in the oven. They are easy to make, and they taste great as accessories for dinner. You can also use them in salads or just as snacks. They can be eaten both hot and cold, and can also be used in the lunch box if there are leftovers.
Wash the pumpkin well, it does not need to be peeled. Use a clean sponge if the peel is very ugly.
Divide the pumpkin in half, and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Then cut the pumpkin into slices about 1 cm thick.
Mix oil, thyme and crushed garlic in a bowl together with salt and pepper. Turn the pumpkin slices in the spiced oil and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake the pumpkin slices in the oven for about 30 minutes. Feel if they are tender, then they are done. Once they come out of the oven, you can sprinkle them with finely grated parmesan cheese. It gives good taste, but can also easily be omitted.
Serve pumpkin fries with garlic mayonnaise or as an side dish to meat or fish.
Notes
Serve, for example, with garlic mayonnaise made from 1 dl mayonnaise stirred with two cloves of garlic and seasoned with salt, pepper, and a little lemon juice.