Curried Beef Stuffed Squash Food

CURRIED BEEF-STUFFED SQUASH

Steps:

• Invert squash in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until almost tender., Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain., Dissolve bouillon in water; add to skillet. Stir in remaining ingredients; mix well. Turn squash cut side up in pan and fill with meat mixture. , Fill pan with hot water to a depth of 1/4 in.; cover loosely with foil. Bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes or until heated through.

BEEF-STUFFED SQUASH

Steps:

• Place squash cut-side down in a roasting pan and pour water in pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine filling ingredients. Remove squash from oven. Increase oven temperature to 375°. Lightly spoon filling into each squash cavity. Combine glaze ingredients and baste meat and top of squash. , Bake 40-50 minutes, basting with glaze every 15 minutes.

CURRIED STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Wrap each squash half with plastic wrap.
• Place wrapped squash, cut side down, in microwave; cook on high until squash is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Leave squash wrapped while preparing filling.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir red bell pepper, radish, leek, celery, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in the hot oil until softened, about 10 minutes. Add vegetable stock and rice; stir to combine. Cover and simmer until broth is absorbed and rice is tender, about 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle greens into rice mixture; cover and simmer until greens are wilted, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder, curry paste, and walnuts to rice mixture; stir to combine.
• Unwrap squash and set halves, cut sides up, into 4 soup bowls. Spoon about 2 tablespoons feta cheese into each squash half. Add a large scoop of rice mixture atop feta layer. Top rice mixture layer with any leftover feta.

CURRIED LENTIL, SQUASH, AND APPLE STEW

Steps:

• Tweaks: (a) Instead of the onion and carrot, I used 1 package of Trader Joe's mirepoix mix (pre-minced onion, celery and carrot). (b) I used Penzey's sweet curry powder). (c) Instead of real vegetable broth, I used Penzey's vegetable soup base. (d) Instead of butternut squash, I used a package of Trader Joe's diced sweet potato. I added the sweet potato when I added the lentils, letting it cook for nearly an hour. (e) Finally, because we're not vegans, I added two links of Trader Joe's hot Italian turkey sausage (diced).
• In large pot, heat oil; add onion and carrot and saute until softened.
• Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and salt; saute a few more minutes, or until fragrant.
• Add lentils, vegetable broth, and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 25 minutes.
• Stir in squash and apple. Simmer, covered, for another 25 minutes, or until softened.
• When stew is ready, add spinach and stir until wilted.
• Add salt to taste.

DELICATA SQUASH STUFFED WITH CURRIED WILD RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place squash halves cut side down on baking sheet. Bake about 20 minutes, just until squash is not quite cooked through. Remove from oven, and set aside until second baking.
• Heat butter in large saucepan over medium heat, and add onions. Sauté onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add curry, cayenne, black pepper and cinnamon, and toss well. Add raisins, cashews and apples, and continue cooking until apples are soft. Add rice, yogurt and chutney, and toss well.
• Divide curried vegetables equally between squash halves. Bake squash 25 minutes, or until squash is tender and stuffing is heated through.

BEEF KURMAH (CURRIED BEEF)

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a pan add steak in batches and brown all over, remove from pan.
• Heat remaining oil in the same pan add spring onions, garlic and ginger and cook until spring onions are soft.
• Add the coriander, cumin, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and lemon grass cooking and stirring for about 3 minutes.
• Return the meat to the pan add coconut milk and chili and simmer covered for about 1 to 1/2 hours until meat is tender.
• Add the nuts and stir until heated through.
• Discard cinnamon, cardamom before serving.

ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH CURRIED MEAT

Steps:

• Cut acorn squash in half from stem to tip and scrape out seeds; set aside.
• In a heavy, non-reactive (such as enameled) skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Sauté onion for 2-3 minutes.
• Quick trick: Use one of those handy green peeling/coring/slicing units that attach to the counter with suction.
• You can find these at most stores for around$20—if you don’t have one, I recommend getting one.
• They work really well, and save lots of time!
• Core and slice the apple with the peeling arm wedged out of action.
• Slice the spiral to form small, uniform dice.
• Add the apple, garlic and curry powder to the skillet.
• Sauté, stirring, for about 3 more minutes, or until apple is beginning to soften and curry has become quite fragrant.
• Add lamb and mix thoroughly, breaking up chunks.
• Brown lamb and stir in cumin, cayenne and salt.
• Add cream; allow to boil and reduce until thick.
• Pack as much of the lamb mixture as possible into the hollowed out squash halves.
• Place the squash in a baking dish just large enough to hold them upright.
• Pour 1 inch of boiling water in the dish and cover tightly.
• If baking in the oven, use foil.
• If microwaving, use microwave-safe plastic wrap, ventilated with 2 slits.
• Bake in preheated 400 F degree oven for 1 hour, or at 70% power in microwave for about 25 minutes, until the flesh of the squash is tender when pierced with a fork.

CURRY BEEF IN AN ACORN SQUASH BOWL

Steps:

• Cut squash in half. Scoop out seeds and stringy pulp. Place squash halves on cookie sheet, flesh-side down. Roast for 45-60 minutes at 425, until flesh is very soft. Actual cook time will depend on the squash's size. (I actually roast mine flesh-side up, because I prefer the top a little crusty.).
• Wait until squash only has about 15 minutes bake-time remaining, then saute ground beef with onion. Drain grease if necessary. Sprinkle with salt, curry powder and (optional) cumin, stir well.
• Mound beef mixture into the fully-baked squash bowls and serve. YOU'RE DONE!
• VARIATIONS & IDEAS.
• Add mild red Anaheim chiles (roasted, de-skinned, de-seeded and chopped), to the ground beef & onions.
• Sprinkle grated cheese on top just before serving, broil for about 2 minutes.
• Reserve the seeds, rinse them and place in a small baking dish. Roast for about 15 minutes (in oven along with the squash halves). Toss with 1 tsp oil or butter and a pinch of salt, roast another 2 minutes. Scatter around the squash plate when serving. Or just snack on them!
• Next time, I'm going to try baking the acorn squash whole first, then halving. I think I'll have to bake it just a little more after halving, un-stuffed and flesh side up, because I like a little bit of crustiness on the surface.