Usually when I cook an
acorn squash,
I make a sweet dish that you could
serve with ice cream and it would be delicious.
I've also done a savory
acorn squash
with a corn pudding stuffing.
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Today, I'm doing a rich, savory squash dish.
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I sliced a piece off the bottom
so the squash would balance
in the baking dish
and I cut a lid off the top.
Cut off just a lid.
Do not cut in half.
We're making a soup in the squash bowl.
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Scrape out all the seeds and pulp
being careful not to scrap through the bottom
since the squash itself
is going to be the bowl for your soup.
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Ingredients for my acorn squash soup:
1 acorn squash, cleaned
2 TB butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup panko
about 1/4 cup diced 1/2 & 1/2 Fontina and Gruyere
turkey (or chicken) stock to fill
nutmeg
salt and pepper
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I almost browned my butter,
then added in the chopped onion.
I like the flavor of browned butter.
It's more buttery than butter
and deeper and richer than butter,
and tastes nutty.
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Cook onion until soft ...
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... then add in the Panko,
stirring until the butter is absorbed.
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Thusly.
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Grate a little nutmeg
and salt and pepper to taste.
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My little cubes of Gruyere
and Fontina on the right.
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I liked this picture of the
cheese cubes falling into the onion/panko mixture.
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Stuff the squash about 1/2 to 3/4 full
with the mixture,
saving a bit to sprinkle over top
when the squash is done.
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Don't fill the squash with the mixture.
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Pour in turkey (or chicken) stock.
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Do not fill all the way to the top.
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Place the lid back on the squash
and pour water in the baking dish.
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And it's ready for a 400-degree oven
for 60 minutes.
Then I cut the temperature back to 350
and continued cooking
for another 50 minutes.
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After the first hour,
I started checking for tenderness
at 5-10 minute intervals.
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Back into the oven.
Serenade going on in the utility room.
My elephant ...
She's faux.
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After one hour and 50 minutes,
my squash is nice and tender
and the shell still maintains its shape.
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Scrape the tender flesh
into the center,
being careful not to pierce the skin.
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Keep scraping.
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And scraping.
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Yum.
Melted cheese.
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Finish with heavy cream.
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At this point,
a little freshly grated nutmeg
would have been a nice touch.
Just an afterthought.
Maybe a sprinkling of brown sugar?
And orange zest?
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Top with leftover onion and panko mixture.
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And a pat of buttah
never hurt anyone.
Would you look at the melted cheese on the rim?
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Bon appetit!
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This is rich.
This is decadent.
This is what I needed
that night.
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