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Throwdown a Pumpkin

A chill is in the air here in the NE! Time to THROWDOWN a pumpkin!
 
No no no they have not returned this is for fun...
 
Post your best meal using either pumpkin, pumpkin spices (you know like Pumpkin Spice _____ crap but the SPICE is also spicy ;)), or pumpkin beer. Combos and multiple entries (2 max) welcome as long as labeled accordingly.
 
ANY dish you want! Spicy a must!
 
RULES: You must have one final post labeled as Final Entry with recipe, measurements, methods, pics. All other pics of the process welcome.
 
For fun with prizes!*
 
The deadline is Tuesday night at 11 PM EST.
 
*Judging method not announced until the end
 
SMASH, I mean THROWDOWN now!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUZ6nCFNoU
 
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you can read the post about it
 
Spit roasted leg of lamb with pumpkin chimichurri, roasted pumpkin with potatoes, and chick peas in an aji amarillo curry.

Final Entry

I don't have time to edit this on my computer, so I'm posting pics from my phone as a photo dump.

I split open and deseeded a whole pumpkin. 2/3rds of the pumpkin I immediately threw in the oven at 350 for an hour to soften up to puree for the chimichurri.

The leg of lamb, I popped holes in, jammed garlic cloves in it, then rubbed it with olive oil and fresh garden rosemary. I put 2 swords through the leg, and put it on my Weber for some spit roasting.

Once the pumpkin was soft from the oven, I blended some up with garlic, salt, parsley stems, aji amarillo, and red wine vingar. I then added this to a bowl with minced leaf parsley, oregano, and olive oil. Pumpkin chimichurry

The 1/3rd of uncooked pumpkin, I trimmed the thick skin off, then cubed it, and tossed it with cut red potatoes, olive oil, garlic, cinnamon, minced aji amarillo, S&P and garden rosemary. This roasted in the oven at 350 til nice and tender.

I pressure cooked the chickpeas with tomatoes, onions, aji amarillo, and curry powder, til nice and soft.

The lamb was served on a toasted tandoori naan, with some dallops of horseradish, smothered in pumpkin chimichurri, and a light dusting of cotija cheese. Roasted pumpkin and potatoes on the side, as well as a healthy portion of curried aji amarillo chickpeas.

Deeeeeeelicious!!!!
 

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The Hot Pepper said:
Describe it please! Looks good to me.
 
not my final but it's Pulled pork on pumpkin rolls with jalapeno coleslaw, pumpkin ale and peach bbq sauce with some candied D3vils Prick peppers. 
 
Dessert is Pumpkin sugar cookies with a cinnamon, honey crisp apple cider glaze with a very fine dusting of pequin powder on mine. (these are so damn good) haven't hit the sammy yet getting cold while I forum
 
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