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I'm just looking for some good recipes for the preparation of squash.
I have a friend who is a farmer, and I just got a lot of Acorn and Butternut Squash from him. So, what are some simple things that I can do with them to prepare them for meals?
From my experience, squash doesn't seem to have all that much taste unless you add some things to it.
I'm not very much of a fancy guy when it comes to meal preparation. But, all submissions are welcome!
my uncle grew butternut squash a few years ago in his garden. my cousin and i made a lot of butternut squash soup. unfortunately i don't have the recipe we used anymore. but what i do remember is what we did with the seeds. we were curious to see if we could eat them like pumpkin seeds so we threw them in the frying pan with a little butter and salt and toasted them til they were light gold. they turned out even tastier than pumpkin seeds.
That's cool about the seed thing, justcurious55! I wonder if the seeds from all types of squash would be edible... I'd like to find out more about the soup thing with using squash.
I have never tried squash seeds, which are really small, eaten like pumpkin seeds, which I have done after cleaning pumpkins for canning.
To make squash soup, all you need is a good soup base as Campbells chicken broth, onions, garlic and the squash. Cook it all down, add a little milk, thicken slightly and you have squash soup.
"cook it down" means to cook it so nothing resembling squash is left. Basically Mush.
Squash seeds are editable although some people cannot have seeds, especially people with diverticulosis. Smaller seeds (Tomato) are typically worse for them.
All in a pot, until you learn the manners of doing it and can judge for yourself. Bring all to a boil, turn down and simmer, test in l/2 an hour for taste. if not what you want, should be creamy soup, then cook for another l/2 hour. It is slow fall type of soup. One that you can add to with vegs from your fridge, try some broccoli. Just do it to taste, Clough. I hope I have explained it enough. Fall soups are just so darn good to work on. On the stove until you think it is the way you want it to be.
I love butternut squash because it tastes great and it's so versatile...it kind of reminds me of sweet potato or pumpkin.
Stew:
pour olive oil in a large pot, add chopped onions, bell pepper, crushed garlic, stir. When brown add chopped squash, stir. Add water to prevent sticking. Add your spices and herbs such as curry, a bit of cinnamon, basil, thyme, and any other along with sea salt and black pepper. Stir and add 2-3 cups of chopped or crushed tomato and a can or 2 of tomato sauce. Add in any veggies and legumes lsuch as broccoli, carrots, and lentils. You can even add chicken before you brown the onions and garlic.
As in you can prepare it in a variety of ways, for both savory or sweet dishes. Some of the things I had done with butternut squash was dice it, drizle it with cinnamon and sugar, and place it in a lightely oiled pan into the oven, and can even and a little butter too. Also, I have added it spaggheti sauce already diced to make it more hearty. Grilling it is nice too, roast it along with potatoes and other vegetables, can make pies with it just as you would make pumkin pie. I was reading this recipe today that you can even use it with making pizza. It's a good substitute with potatoe, sweet potatoe, pumkin recipes only your using this type of squash or adding it for a different flavor. This site has alot of good butternut squash recipes Butternut Squash - All Recipes
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