Monday, October 25, 2010

Fall Squash

Fall squash are in abundance now.  Butternut, Acorn, and Spaghetti squash are the first I think of.  Here is a good basic and quick way to cook each of these:
Wash the outside.  use a sharp thin knife or ice pick to poke holes to the center all the way around and from top to bottom.  Now find a microwavable container.  Set the squash in the container in the center of the microwave. Bake on hi for 8 minutes per pound.  From time to time turn the squash until a fork can pierce the skin into the flesh..  Remove squash, when cool enough to handle slice into half remove seeds and season.  Squash can be removed from shell or use the shell for a bowl.
Serving suggestions:
Spaghetti- loosen flesh add butter salt pepper, bacon bits and Parmesan cheese.  You can also treat it as spaghetti and add pasta sauce or Marianna
Acorn.squash- Butter salt and pepper.  Some may like Ancho chili pepper.  Ancho pepper has lots of flavor with very little heat.
Butternut squash-Cinnamon butter, nutmeg and a little sugar.

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