Squash recipes--found one, looking for more

[eridani]

DH just hates it plain. A shame, as it's healthy and all over the place this time of year.

1 tablespoon canola oil
1 beef top round steak (1-1/2 pounds), cut into 1-inch cubes
1-1/2 cups cubed peeled pie pumpkin or sweet potatoes
3 small red potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 cup cubed acorn squash
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium beef broth
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 bay leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium beef bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Brown beef in batches; remove with a slotted spoon to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the pumpkin, potatoes, squash and onion. Stir in the broth, tomatoes and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.

Remove bay leaves. In a small bowl, mix water and flour until smooth; gradually stir into stew. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until liquid is thickened. Yield: 6 servings.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. I pig out on squash this time of year...

and freeze as much as I can to get me through until next Fall.

A favorite around here is Pumpkin Soup-- simplest method is to just nuke whatever you have around and scoop out the meat. Mash it up and mix with your favorite stock. Any old herbs and spices will do, but it's amazing what a little curry powder can do. And pumpkin pie spice is not just for pies.

After blending and mixing the soup to a proper consistency, I'll toss in some walnuts, garbanzos, and maybe even cranberries. As you might have noticed, my "recipe" is usually just grabbing for things I have around.

Oh, and I'll use a cleaned out cheap jack-o-lantern pumpkin as the bowl if I'm taking it anywhere.

The other thing I do a lot of is scooping out the seeds of a cheese pumpkin, acorn, or whatever else I have around and stuffing it. (Those cans of salmon on sale come in handy at times like this) Oven, nuke, crockpot... many ways to cook it when stuffed.

[jtuck004]

2. In the NW there is a squash called the "Sweet Meat". Green as it grows, matures to a grayish hue.

I have never seen the sweet meat grown anywhere else in the country.

I cook pumpkin pies using this recipe:

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/65/Pumpkin-Pie

but sub the sweet meat for the pumpkin.

It might well be the best "pumpkin" pie you have ever had.

[japple]

3. I love it with curry spices. Just cut the squash in half, scoop out the seeds (put

them out for the cardinals to enjoy) and put face-down on an oiled or parchment/foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 until done, or about 20 minutes. Cool the squash. Scoop out from the skin and mash it up with coconut oil, curry seasonings (garam masala and cinnamon are personal favorites) and enjoy as a vegetable side dish. Use your imagination and experiment with these things because they are so versatile. I have a friend who loves them cubed and cooked with jalapenos. You can add butter, orange peel, chopped almonds and honey and have a delicious breakfast or dessert.

[Dalai_1]

4. Today I baked a spaghetti squash

Used Tony Chachere's Original seasoning salt and rubbed with a rustic olive oil.
Baked at 350 for 45 minutes

I topped it with a Pomodoro sauce and grated Parmesan

[yellerpup]

5. Roasted kabocha squash

with roasted apple, flesh scooped and skins discarded. Mash together with a bit of maple syrup to taste and then stir in a handful of raw cranberries. Load it into a casserole of souffle dish and bake until cranberries are ready to pop. Really yummy. Serves 4-6.

[Bjornsdotter]

6. I make it a couple of ways

I make it similar to whipped sweet potatoes. I add brown sugar and pumpkin pie spices, sometimes I leave the spices out and and maple syrup or some orange juice.

Last time I made Butternut pierogies stuffed with the slightly sweetened butternut and gorgonzola. They were amazing!

[eridani]

7. Do you buy the dough premade, or make it from scratch? n/t

[Bjornsdotter]

8. I made it from scratch

The dough I used was really soft and had sour cream in it. I would strongly recommend chilling it before trying to work with it.

I also froze the pierogies and ate them a few weeks later.

[azurnoir]

9. Thai stir fried pork and squash

note I've used acorn but it's a challange to peel and substituting hoisin sauce for the oyster sauce is really yummy too

http://www.templeofthai.com/recipes/stirfry_thai_pumpkin.php

[eridani]

10. Looks really yummy. Will try it after the election on 11/3 n/t

[azurnoir]

11. It is and it's sort of different too

don't usually consider squash in Asian food

[bif]

12. Try this one from my cooking blog

http://cookingwiththemark.blogspot.com

[eridani]

13. That looks good, too. will have to add a bit of sausage or something for DH n/t