Curried Squash Fries With Spicy Ketchup Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CAJUN FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Blot any moisture from the butternut squash fries with paper towels, and place on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt, black pepper, and Cajun seasoning.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and tender, 15 to 20 minutes, turning once.

CURRY KETCHUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until softened without browning, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until softened, about 1 minute. Add the curry powder, paprika, mustard powder and salt and stir to evenly coat. Add the cider vinegar and Worcestershire, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits. Stir in the ketchup and sugar, then bring to a boil and remove from the heat.
• Transfer the ketchup mixture to a blender along with 2 tablespoons water and blend until smooth, adding 1 more tablespoon water if too thick.

SPICY BUTTERNUT SQUASH OVEN FRIES WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Mix your spices together and pour them into a plastic bag that is large enough to hold the squash.
• Add the oil (if using) & pour in the squash Shake the bag so all the chips are evenly coated.
• Place them with the apple quarters on a parchment covered pizza stone single layer or on a parchment-covered cookie sheet.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 15 minutes, flip the chips and the apples continue baking for a further 10 minutes or until the chips are tender.

SQUASH FRENCH FRIES

Steps:

• 1. Peel and de-seed the squash.
• 2. Chef's Note: They're fairly easy to peel, but you'll need a sharp knife to cut through the tough skin.
• 3. Slice it in half, and then cut up French-fry shapes.
• 4. Chef's Note: The trick to crispy squash fries is the water content of the squash... you want as little as possible. One way to achieve this is to place the squash fries on paper towels, and then sprinkle with common table salt... Wait about 15 minutes, and then blot up all the extra moisture.
• 5. After drying off the fries, lightly brush them with the olive oil.
• 6. Place the fries on a cooling rack, fitted inside a rimmed baking sheet, and sprinkle on the kosher salt. Chef's Note: If you're using the table salt to dry out the fries, then go easy with the kosher salt in the next step.
• 7. Chef's Note: If you first spray the cooling rack with a non-stick spray, it will help in their removal, after you bake them.
• 8. Place a rack in the middle position, and then pre-heat oven to 425f (220c).
• 9. Bake for 40 minutes or so. Fries are done when they are starting to brown on the edges and get nice and crispy.
• 10. Chef's Note: You really need to watch these during the cooking process... It's all in the timing. Too long, and they come out dried and tasteless, too soon, and they are still raw in the center. The process does have a lot to do with your oven, and proper calibration. I might suggest that you try a few at a time; changing the baking time, until you achieve the desired results.
• 11. Chef's Note: Since you are using a cooling rack, it lifts the squash fries off the baking sheet, allowing them to breathe. If you don't use the cooling rack, and place them directly on the baking sheet, first line the sheet with parchment paper, and second, you will need to flip them over, halfway through the baking process.
• 12. Serve with ketchup, or whatever you like... I like serving them with a Chipotle Aïoli that I'll post in a bit.

SPICY CURRY KETCHUP

Steps:

• Place ketchup in a medium mixing bowl. Add curry powder and mix until the it is incorporated and there are no dry lumps in the ketchup. Mix in Sriracha and cumin.