Kabocha Squash Mash | Sequatchie Cove Farm

This was a delicious alternative to mashed potatoes on a fall menu.  It would be excellent served with a herbed pork tenderloin and some grilled okra.  The natural sweetness of this squash is such that you could also turn this mash into a pie without any added sugar.  Yum!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 large Kabocha squash, (or one whole if small) peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 tablespoons of melted butter
• 1/2 nutmeg, grated
• 1-2 tablespoons of dried ground orange peel, or zest of one orange
• 1 teaspoon of cardamom
• dash of ground cloves
• sea salt to taste
• 4 tablespoons of butter or margarine
• Juice from 1/2 lemon

Method:

In a glass baking dish, coat the squash with the melted butter mixed with the nutmeg, orange peel, cardamom and cloves.  Sprinkle with sea salt and bake at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes to one hour.  Remove from oven and transfer to a serving dish.  Add butter or margarine and lemon juice and mash with a potato masher to desired texture.  Add more sea salt to taste.

Filed under: Seasonal Food Recipes on September 16th, 2009 |