Out of the pan and into the Fire

[Sako]

Re: Out of the pan and into the Fire

Thanks for the recipe J. will try it out !

[KanadaHye]

Re: Out of the pan and into the Fire

I'm a simple man, but I enjoy my food.

Here's what you need: Butternut squash, salt, pepper, olive oil.

Take a casserole and fill it with a bit of water (half an inch full) and place your butternut squash in as it is, uncut (the skin will help it cook inside by itself).

Place in an oven at 350F for 45mins-1hr.

Remove casserole from the oven. You should be able to slice through the once hard skin of the squash with great ease. The skin is edible, but many people prefer to remove it at this point. It is very easy now that it's cooked to just peel it off.

Cut into sections as you like, put your seasonings and dressings (olive oil, salt and pepper are what I use).

You can now eat it and get a delicious huge dose of vitamin c and beta-carotene

If you have more skills as a chef, you can add it to a soup at this point, its texture and flavour have a lot to offer to it.

I picked one of these suckers up while grocery shopping. It had a sticker on it that said microwave for 12-15 min on high. I chopped it in half, removed the guts then cut it into quarters. I was going to try your method but I'm impatient so I just boiled some water and tossed the squash in, boiled in like 8-10 min. I tossed some salt/pepper and olive oil (like suggested) which is what I usually use on salads and vegetables. Tastes almost like a sweet potato. Not bad for a squash... thanks for the post.