Squash/pumpkin

topic posted Wed, October 21, 2009 - 9:31 PM by  Linsey
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So, thanks to a good harvest this year. I'm up to my armpits in squash and pie pumpkins, which are really just more squash. I have butternut, delicatta, acorn, almost a hundred sugar pie pumpkins, and a type of asian pumpkin grown for its huge hull-less seeds. I'm running out of squash ideas. I've made baked squash, squash pie, squash au gratin, curried squash, squash muffins, several types of squash soup, squash rissotto... and probably some other experiments I'm forgetting.

Does anyone have any good ideas as how to go through a lot of squash (litteraly mounds and mounds of the stuff, after giving a lot away)? Or at least any interesting favorite squash recipes?
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Linsey
Oregon
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  • Re: Squash/pumpkin

    Wed, October 21, 2009 - 9:40 PM
    nothing different than the ones you've described here. Yes I LOVE winter squash too, but I have my limits, which sounds like you've reached yours, too.
    One variation of pumpkin bread I enjoy is to add mincemeat and blend before I bake it. I use the 'nonesuch' brand condensed box, and just crumble half of it into the mix that makes a normal 9x5 loaf.
    I ran across an idea for dried fruit leather using squash not too long ago, but haven't tried it myself, so I don't have a recipe.

    Last ditch resort is to donate to a food bank/church in your area or that you are affiliated with. Senior Gleaners come to mind.
    Happy Harvest! Good job!
  • Re: Squash/pumpkin

    Thu, October 22, 2009 - 7:21 AM
    Roast squash is delicious as part of a salad (and it's very common in Australia to eat squash/pumpkin this way). You simply roast the squash, let it cool and serve it on top of arugula (you could use spinach or any bitter green but arugula really is nicest, it's called "rocket" in Australia) with pine nuts and some grated parmesan. Another quite delicious dish is cooked and mashed squash mixed with lentils and wrapped in quickly wilted swiss chard leaves - you mix in some seasoning and cooked onions with the lentil and squash mix - it's sort of like a variation on stuffed cabbage. It's best served with a sauce - a tomato sauce works but so does a more creamy sauce. I can look up the exact recipe for you (it's originally made with sweet potato not squash but the substitution is a no-brainer). You may want to think of dishes you normally use potato in that squash could be used in instead :-)
    • Re: Squash/pumpkin

      Thu, October 22, 2009 - 3:10 PM
      Roasted Veggie Stew

      Roast fall/winter veggies potatoes, parsnips, carrots, onions, throw in some celery, garlic. with seasonings of your choice. Hollow out one of the pie pumpkins. Put a few cups of stock (chicken, veggie, wine) salt and pepper in the pie pumpkin. Put the top on it, put in the oven at 450 for an hour. With the veggies you have roasted now put them in a large pan. Will make a sauce with it with some stock and wine. Saute some porcini/baby bella mushrooms separately. When you have a good sauce with the roasted veggies, the mushrooms are done and the hour is up with the pumpkin. Put the roasted veggies with sauce and the mushrooms into the pumpkin and bake another 30 minutes at 450 degrees. Serve out of the pumpkin.

      Or stuffed squash. Some of those squash can be stuffed just like you would a zucchini.
      • Re: Squash/pumpkin

        Thu, October 22, 2009 - 3:11 PM
        You can also roast some plum tomatoes and add to that stew as well.

        The pumpkin will get a nice look to it if you oil the outside before the baking as well.
        • Re: Squash/pumpkin

          Thu, October 22, 2009 - 3:12 PM
          Any of the pumpkins the kind you can use to make the filling for Pumpkin Ravioli?
          • Re: Squash/pumpkin

            Thu, October 22, 2009 - 10:25 PM
            Pumpkin or butternut squash raviolis

            Raviolis
            Use round or square gyoza or shu mai wrappers (or wonton). Use corn
            starch mixed with water to make the 'glue' to seal them. Use two
            wrappers per ravioli unless you want to fold them into triangles or
            half moons to make them small. I prefer the larger ones.

            Butternut squash FILLING
            1 cup mashed butternut squash (bake first until soft) or pumpkin (use
            sugar pumpkin)
            1 cup ricotta cheese
            1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
            1/2 cup grated Parmesan
            salt
            white pepper to taste
            ground sage leaves

            Mix together until homogeneous.

            SAUCE
            sage (a few leaves, fresh)
            butter (2 tbsp) - can use olive oil if desired
            veggie broth (~ 2 cups)
            milk or cream (1-2 cups)
            white pepper and salt to taste
            Good Parmesan to grate on top

            Melt some butter, fry some fresh sage in it and add remaining
            ingredients.

            Make sauce, use a flat not too deep pan (you will be placing one
            ravioli deep, so it will be shallow). Put enough sauce on pan and
            place assembled raviolis on it.

            To assemble raviolis put about 1 tbs of filling on a square, moisten
            both surfaces that will seal, shape filling into a square and place
            top wanton wrapper on top, sealing it into a pouch. I use
            a fork and seal them this way. Press with fork all around edges.
            Practice with a couple and the third one should come out right!

            Place the assembled raviolis on the sauce (already on the flat pan)
            and when they are all assembled pour the rest of the sauce on top and
            the grated Parmesan on top. Bake at 375 for only 15-25 minutes (look
            at it after 15 minutes and decide if done, or it need 5 or 10 more
            minutes). Should be golden but of course not burnt. The wanton
            wrappers (ravioli paste shells) will cook in the sauce.

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