Squash And Sweet Corn With Coriander Food

CREAM OF PATTY PAN SQUASH AND SWEET CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Place dried navy beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
• Heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of water in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and more water if necessary; saute for 2 minutes. Add vegetable broth, pre-soaked beans, curry powder, lemon balm, white pepper, and cayenne; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are nearly tender, about 1 hour. Add squash to the simmering beans and bring back to a very slow boil. Simmer until squash and beans are tender, about 30 minutes more. Allow to cool slightly; use an immersion blender or transfer to a blender to blend until soup is smooth and creamy.
• Add corn to the pot and adjust seasoning as necessary. Heat to a slow boil and then reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until corn is tender, about 10 minutes.

YELLOW SQUASH AND CORN SAUTE

Steps:

• Place corn into large pot and cover with salted water, bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Drain and cool corn.
• Cut corn off the cobs.
• Place squash into a skillet and add water.
• Cook suash over medium heat until tender, 5- to 10 minutes.
• Drain any excess water fromskillet.
• Stir corn butter parsley salt and pepper into squash; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes.

SQUASH AND SWEET CORN WITH CORIANDER

Steps:

• Put a half cup of water in a large, heavy, non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the squash, cover the pan, lower heat to low-medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the squash is more or less falling apart and all the water has cooked away, about 20 minutes. If necessary, uncover the pan and raise the heat near the end of the cooking so there is no free water.
• While the squash is cooking, cut the corn kernels from the cobs, keeping the knife perpendicular so only the tips are removed. Then scrape the cobs with the back of the knife to get all the juice and kernel hearts.
• When the squash is ready, stir in the corn and cream. Cook, stirring often, for about three minutes, just long enough to heat everything through. Add the coriander, taste and add the merest smidgen of salt if you think it's necessary. Serve at once.

CORN WITH SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut sqash in half lengthwise and thinly slice crosswise and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, 2-3 minutes.
• Add squash and cook, stirring often, until just soft, about 6-8 minutes.
• Add corn and cook, stirrig often, about 5 minutes more.
• Add parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.

GEM SQUASH AND SWEET CORN

Steps:

• Cut off the top third section of each gem sqaush. Keep the lid to replace later.
• Remove all the pips with a teaspoon.
• Fill eash gem sqaush with sweet corn, clump of butter, garlic and grated cheese.
• Replace the lid and wrap each gem sqaush with foil.
• Place in coals.
• The squashes are ready when soft at touch.

CREOLE SWEET POTATOES, CORN AND SQUASH BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C.
• Add the sweet potatoes to a saucepan of boiling water.
• Simmer uncovered over medium heat for 6 minutes.
• Add the squashes and simmer for 4 minutes, or until both vegetables are nearly tender but not too soft.
• Drain and rinse the vegetables with cold water.
• Cut squashes and sweet potatoes into 2 centimeter dice (a little smaller than 1 inch).
• Heat the oil in a medium saute pan.
• Add the onion, pepper and celery and cook over medium low heat, stirring, until onion begins to brown, about 7 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook for another 1/2 minute.
• Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, paprika, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Cook uncovered over medium heat, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until the sauce is thick.
• Discard the bay leaf.
• Add the oregano, thyme and hot sauce to taste.
• Add the squash, corn and sweet potatoes to the sauce.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon into a 2-liter casserole.
• Cover and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

CORN WITH SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut squash in half lengthwise; then cut crosswise into slices. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chopped onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft 2-3 minutes. Add sliced squash and cook, stirring often, until just soft, 6-8 minutes. Add corn and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Chop the leaves of the parsley and add. Season to taste with salt and pepper.