Curried Kabocha Squash Food

CURRIED KABOCHA

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add kabocha and onion; cook and stir until tender and onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir in coconut milk, fish sauce, ginger, and curry powder. Bring to a simmer; cook until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Season with brown sugar and salt.

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a 6-quart stockpot. Add onions and garlic and saute until soft but not brown, about 6 to 7 minutes. Add the butternut squash, broth, curry powder and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until squash is tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat stir in honey and puree with an immersion blender or in batches in a blender until smooth. Season with salt, to taste.
• Ladle into serving bowls and add a dollop of yogurt.

KABOCHA SQUASH RED CURRY

Steps:

• Add the butter to a medium pot over medium heat and let it brown. Add the carrot, onion and ginger and let cook until lightly softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the squash and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the curry paste and cook for another 2 minutes. Whisk in the coconut milk and chicken stock. Simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened, about 45 minutes. Stir in the fish sauce and spinach.
• Serve over rice and garnish with the peanuts, cilantro, pomegranate and limes.

KABOCHA SQUASH PIE WITH SPICED CRUST

Steps:

• For the squash: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Put the squash on a sheet tray, toss lightly with olive oil and toss in the oven. Roast the squash until a fork slides in and out easily, about 45 minutes. Remove the squash from the oven and let cool. Remove the skin and puree until smooth. Place 3 cups squash puree in a large mixing bowl, reserve the rest for another purpose.
• For the crust: In the bowl of a food processor combine all the flour, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Toss in the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like grated parmigiano. Add in the egg yolk and a few drops of the ice water. Pulse until the mixture starts to come together into a ball. Add a few more drops of water if the mixture still seems dry.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work board. Using the heels of your hand, schmear the dough straight forward and roll it back with your fingertips. Repeat this process two more times. Form the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Remove the dough from the fridge and let warm up for 5 minutes. Roll the dough out into a large circle and lay in a deep pie dish. Trim the dough all the way around so there is only 1/2-inch overhang. Fold the dough under and crimp the edges decoratively. Make sure the edges don't extend beyond the pie plate rim. Prick the dough all over with a fork. Lay aluminum foil over the dough to cover and fill the pie plate with baking beans.
• Place the pie plate on a sheet tray and bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and baking beans and bake for 5 more minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Reduce the heat in the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the filling: In a small bowl, beat the eggs until they are smooth. Beat in the cream. Add the cream/egg mixture to the squash puree and beat to combine. Beat in the condensed milk, brown sugar, bourbon if using and vanilla. Beat until the mixture is well combined, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour the squash mixture into the prepared pie shell. Place on the sheet tray and place back into the oven for 25 minutes. Rotate the pie and bake until the mixture barely jiggles when shaken, another 20 to 25 minutes. If the crust starts to get too dark, place a pie shield ring on the pie to protect the edges from burning.
• Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool for at least 1 hour before cutting.
• Whip heavy cream with a pinch of cinnamon until stiff peaks, and top the pie as a garnish.

QUINOA STUFFED KABOCHA SQUASH

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, place quinoa, 1 cup of water and a vegetable stock cube.
• Bring into a boil, reduce heat and cover, and cook until all the water is gone, for about 15 minutes.
• Cut onion, pepper, and mushrooms. Cut the top off of the squash and scoop out seeds.
• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C degrees.
• In a sauté pan, heat olive oil, and sauté chopped onion and pepper until the onion becomes translucent.
• Add mushrooms and sauté a little longer. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add cooked vegetables and raisins to the cooked quinoa and mix.
• Stuff the squash with the quinoa mixture and cover with the squash top.
• Bake in the oven for about 60 minutes or until the squash is soft. Remove the top for the last 10 minutes.
• Infuse love and serve!

KABOCHA MADRAS CURRY

Steps:

• Clean Kabocha squash and carerfull cut in two. Scrape out and discard seeds and pulp.
• Use a vegetable peeler and peel the skin.
• Save the Kabocha skin and fry it up for a really great alternative to potato chips if you wish.
• Dice the squash into bite-sized cubes.
• Toss the cubed squash in a large bowl along with olive oil, salt, and a sprinkling of garam masala powder.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread squash cubes out on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour. When done, remove from oven and set aside for later use.
• Dice one medium onion into medium-sized pieces.
• Finely grate one thumb of ginger, or be lazy and use 2 teaspoons of ginger powder.
• Finely dice up three cloves of garlic, or use minced garlic or even garlic powder if you wish.
• Carefully dice up at least two Thai chilies (the fiery small green ones) or more, according to how much of a whallop you want this curry to pack.
• Heat up a splash of olive oil in a wok or large pot, to a medium or so heat suitable for frying.
• Add in onions, ginger, chilies, and garlic.
• Keep stirring and allow to lightly brown, and add 1 tablespoon of Madras curry powder.
• Continue to stir so that the curry powder gets heated up, and add in the cooked Kabocha squash cubes.
• Keep stirring so the cubes get coated with the curry powder.
• Turn down the heat on the oven and fold in 16 ounces of plain curry. This will not be a "wet" curry, so if you want more sauce, you'll have to tinker with the recipe.
• Stir that goodness up but don't let it overheat.
• Add in 1/4 cup of flaked coconut, preferably unsweetened.
• Cook the whole mess for a couple of minutes, and dinner is ready.
• Serve over rice and enjoy.

ROASTED KABOCHA SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut the squashes in half horizontally. Scoop out the seeds and discard. Dice the preserved lemon rind.
• Place the squash halves, cut side up, on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle the flesh with olive oil, salt, pepper, diced preserved lemon rind, and a squeeze of lemon. Roast uncovered in the oven, 1 hour.
• Remove the squash from the oven. Cut into large wedges, drizzle with the remaining olive oil and lemon juice, salt, pepper, and chopped parsley. Serve immediately, or use in Pasta with Roasted Kabocha Squash and Pecorino Romano (see recipe).

SHRIMP CURRY WITH YU CHOY AND KABOCHA SQUASH

Steps:

• Bring large saucepan of water to boil. Add yu choy. Cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Using strainer, transfer yu choy to colander. Rinse with cold water and set aside. Return water to boil. Add squash. Boil until almost tender, about 4 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside.
• Blend 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1/3 cup basil, cilantro, and lime leaves in mini processor or blender until herbs are finely chopped and loose paste forms. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot and curry paste; stir 30 seconds. Add herb paste and lemongrass; stir 1 minute. Add remaining milk, fish sauce, sugar, and squash. Boil until squash is tender, about 4 minutes. Add shrimp and yu choy. Simmer until shrimp are opaque in center, about 2 minutes. Mix in 1/3 cup basil leaves. Season with salt and pepper.

KABOCHA CURRY

Steps:

• To make kabocha puree: Preheat oven to 375. Halve a kabocha squash and place both sides cut side down in a baking dish. Fill the baking dish with water. Bake for 40 minutes or until the flesh can be easily pierced with a knife. The baking time may need to be adjusted depending on the size of your kabocha. Remove the kabocha from the oven and let cool. Remove and dispose of seeds using a spoon. Scoop out the flesh using a spoon. Use an immersion blender or food processor to puree the flesh, adding water until you have a smooth puree.
• To roast butternut squash: Preheat oven to 450. Remove skin and cut the butternut squash into bite-sized pieces. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes or until the squash is soft and has just started to caramelize.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil at a high heat in a heavy bottomed pan. Add chicken and cook until sealed. Take chicken out of the pan and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium, add onions and ginger and stir until onion has become translucent. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds more.
• Add chopped tomatoes and kabocha puree to the pan, bring to boil and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add stock, coconut milk, curry and chili powder. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken and roasted butternut squash and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add cilantro and additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with naan and/or rice.