Pureed Turban Squash Recipes

PUREED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add onion and carrot; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in squash, stock, sage, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Process in a blender until smooth. Sprinkle servings with pepper flakes.

PUREED TURBAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut the peeled squash into chunks and cook in boiling, salted water until tender. (If you prefer, you can steam it.) Drain thoroughly in a colander.
• Return the hot squash to the pan and add butter, salt, pepper, sage, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
• Whip with an electric mixer, or mash by hand, until smooth.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PUREE

Steps:

• Halve the squash lengthwise and remove the seeds and strings. Rub the insides with 2 tablespoons softened butter; season with salt and pepper. Place on a roasting pan, skin side down. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until fork tender. Remove the squash from the oven, scoop out the flesh and place in a food processor. Add the orange zest, honey and remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Puree until smooth. Add a pinch of salt and cinnamon. Pulse a few times to incorporate.

SAUSAGE-STUFFED TURBAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease foil.
• Cut the top off the squash using a serrated knife and scoop out seeds. Lightly salt the inside of squash. Place squash, cut-side down, onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour.
• Cook and stir sausage, celery, mushrooms, and onion in a skillet over medium heat until sausage is browned and vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes; drain excess grease.
• Combine sour cream, Parmesan cheese, egg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Stir sausage mixture into sour cream mixture.
• Scoop the meat from the inside of squash, being careful not to tear the skin. Mash squash meat in a bowl.
• Spoon some of the sausage mixture into the hollowed squash, making a ring. Spoon a ring of mashed squash over sausage mixture. Continue layering until all the sausage mixture and mashed squash are used.
• Bake in the oven until heated through, 20 to 25 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place squash in a large shallow baking dish. Drizzle with butter, and toss to coat. Cover with parchment-lined foil. Transfer to oven, and cook until tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, clean seeds and transfer to a small baking sheet; bake until dried out. When dried, cook in 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet until golden. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and let stand until cool.
• Using an immersion blender or working in batches in a blender, puree squash until smooth. Stir in honey, salt, and nutmeg. Transfer to a serving bowl, and garnish with roasted seeds.

SQUASH PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Halve and seed squash. Lay cut side down on baking sheet.
• Bake until very soft, about an hour. Turn cut side up, and let sit until cool enough to handle. Scrape flesh into blender or food processor. Add butter to taste, and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Add honey to taste if desired. Stir in thyme and hot pepper. Reheat over very low heat, stirring constantly. Serve hot.

STUFFED TURBAN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut the top off the turban squash, as you would for a jack-o-lantern type pumpkin.
• Scoop out seeds and pulp and discard.
• Place turban squash, cut sides down, on an oiled or foil covered baking sheet, and cover with more foil.
• Roast for 50-60 minutes or until tender.
• Scoop out tender pulp from cavity of squash.
• In a saucepan, saute onions, celery, sausage and diced carrot in butter until vegetables are tender.
• Drain any fat.
• Mix in brown sugar, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and cooked squash.
• Stir until well-mixed.
• Spoon filling lightly into the cavity of the turban squash, and cover with the top.
• Place extra filling (if any) into a separate dish.
• Bake squash and any extra filling for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
• Serve hot.