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.

SPICY FRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir together mayonnaise and ketchup; season with cayenne, onion powder, pepper, and salt.

CURRYWURST

Steps:

• Place bratwurst and water in a skillet, cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Uncover; turn bratwurst and cook until browned and centers are no longer pink, 13-17 minutes longer. Remove and cool slightly. Cut into 1/2-in. thick slices; set aside., In the same skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 5-7 minutes. Add ketchup, broth, brown sugar, vinegar, curry powder and paprika. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sliced bratwurst; heat through. , Serve sausage mixture with french fries; sprinkle with additional curry powder.

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.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Use a sharp knife to carefully cut away the peel from the squash. Cut the squash into sticks like French fries. Arrange squash pieces on a baking sheet and season with salt.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, turning the fries over halfway through baking. Fries are done when they are starting to brown on the edges and become crispy.

CURRIED SQUASH FRIES WITH SPICY KETCHUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Soak fries in water for at least an hour.
• Pat fries completely dry.
• Place fries in a gallon sized Ziplock container.
• Add olive oil and curry powder to the bag.
• Shake until the fries are evenly coated with oil and curry powder.
• Arrange fries on a parchment lined cookie sheet approx 1″ apart.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Flip all the fries over and then bake another 15 minutes.
• To make the ketchup, whisk together ketchup, cayenne, turmeric and coriander.
• Serve fries hot with ketchup.

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.

GRILLED FRENCH FRIES WITH SPICY KETCHUP

Steps:

• Preheat barbecue or grill to medium high.
• Spicy ketchup: in a small bowl, combine ketchup, hot sauce and vinegar and mix well. Set aside.
• Cut potatoes into wedges, 1/4 inch thick.
• Transfer to a bowl and toss with olive oil, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Lightly grease grill. Place potato wedges on preheated grill and cook until golden brown, turning once or twice. About 12 minutes.
• Serve with spicy ketchup.