Dinner In A Pumpkin Ii

Name: Dinner In A Pumpkin Ii
Ingredients: 1 small sugar pumpkin; 2 onions, chopped; 2 cups diced celery; 1/4 cup shortening; 5 pounds lean ground beef; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 (20 ounce) bottle ketchup; 3 cloves crushed garlic; 5 teaspoons salt; 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup; 2 cups cooked white rice

16 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 small sugar pumpkin
2 onions, chopped
2 cups diced celery
1/4 cup shortening
5 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (20 ounce) bottle ketchup
3 cloves crushed garlic
5 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
2 cups cooked white rice

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 Degrees C). Cut off top of pumpkin, scrape out seeds and pith.
2

In a large deep skillet, saute vegetables in 1/4 cup shortening until soft. Add beef; cook and crumble until evenly brown. Add the pepper, ketchup, garlic, salt, Worcestershire sauce and tomato sauce. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
3

In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of the beef mixture, soy sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar, soup and rice. Mix well, pour into pumpkin and replace lid. Cover and freeze remaining beef mixture.
4

Place filled pumpkin on a baking sheet and bake for one hour or until pumpkin is tender. As you serve dinner, be sure to scoop out a little of the cooked pumpkin too.