Rum Glazed Acorn Squash Food

CITRUS GLAZED BANANA SQUASH

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add squash cubes and water. Cover, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until squash is tender. Stir occasionally, and add more water if necessary to prevent squash from sticking to the pan.
• Reduce heat to low, and stir in the orange juice, apricot preserves, cloves, salt and pepper. Cook and stir uncovered until squash is evenly glazed.

RUM GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use a fork to prick the inside and top edge of each half, place in a baking and add 1 inch of water to the dish.
• Put 1 tbls rum, brown sugar, and butter in each half, season with salt and pepper.
• Bake 30 minutes then baste with the the top and sides of the squash cups with the rum mixture.
• Bake another 15 minutes and baste again.
• Bake another 15 minutes, remove from the oven, baste again and serve.

HONEY GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F degrees.
• Arrange squash in shallow 10inch baking dish.
• Combine butter, honey, and salt.
• Pour over squash.
• Bake, covered for 40 minutes.
• Uvcover and bake another 10 minutes.

BAKED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat over to 375
• Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds.
• Fill each half with 2 Tablespoons butter, 2 Tablespoons honey and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Put 1/4 cup water in shallow baking dish. (I use a 9x9 pyrex).
• Put the squash in the dish CUT SIDE DOWN. Yes, some of the filling will slide into the water, but that's okay.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes.
• As an alternative, you can microwave the squash loosely covered for 12-15 minutes until tender.

ORANGE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut squash in half lenghtwise; remove seeds and discard.
• Place squash cut side down in a 13" x 9" oven-proof casserole dish.
• Add hot water until there is about 1/2" of water in the casserole dish.
• Bake, uncovered in preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Stir in sugar, orange juice concentrate, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange zest, lemon zest, salt and pepper and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered for 20 minutes or until just syrupy, stirring often, DO NOT BURN.
• Drain water from casserole dish and turn squash cut side up.
• Measure 4 tablespoons of orange glaze into each squash half.
• Drizzle some orange glaze on edges of squash.
• Return to oven and bake in preheated 350 F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until squash is tender.
• If desired, serve with additional glaze.

SPANISH BAKED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut squash in half and remove seeds and fibers.
• I also cut a very thin slice from the other side of the squash so it won't"wobble" while it's baking.
• Put 1/2 tsp butter, Salt and Pepper in each squash cavity.
• Place squash halves in an ungreased baking pan (I use a CorningWare casserole with a lid).
• Fry bacon until crisp, drain and crumble.
• Reserve bacon drippings.
• Saute onions, peppers and celery in drippings until tender.
• Stir in tomato sauce and oregano.
• Simmer 3- 4 minutes.
• Spoon tomato sauce mixture into hollow of each squash.
• Top with bacon.
• Pour water into dish to 1/4 inch depth.
• Cover baking dish.
• You can use foil if you don't have a cover for the dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes until squash is tender.

MAPLE GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Butter a baking dish.
• Cut top and bottom off squash.
• Slice crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Use a cookie cutter to cut out center seeds.
• Arrange squash in baking dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until bubbly; pour over squash.
• Bake, basting occasionally, until tender, 30 minutes.
• If squash needs browning, turn up heat in broiler; broil until lightly glazed.

MAPLE GLAZED ACORN SQUASH RINGS

Steps:

• Cut squash crosswise into 4 1 inch slices; remove seeds. Place squash on microwave safe plate. Cover with plastic wrap, vent. Microwave HIGH 6 minutes or until tender.
• Preheat broiler.
• Place squash on baking sheet. Combine syrup and other remaining ingredients. Brush syrup mixture over squash. Broil 3 minutes or until bubbly. Drizzle with remaining syrup.