Squash Yellow Crooked Neck Old Southern Style Food

SKILLET CROOKNECK SQUASH AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt ghee in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add squash, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 more minutes.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve warm, garnished with fresh parsley.

SQUASH, YELLOW CROOKED NECK OLD SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Wash and cut ends off of squash
• 2. Slice squash into slightly less than pencil width sized rounds
• 3. Add to boiling water and salt to taste Drain when fork tender (15-20 minutes)
• 4. While squash is cooking, slice/dice bacon. I usually stack about 4 of the slices of bacon and cut it down the center lengthwise, then slice the strips into pencil width pieces. (I use the best and leanest bacon I can find and I use 2 to 3 strips per pound of squash.)
• 5. Add cut bacon to large frying pan and cook until crispy on med-low heat turning frequently. Do NOT drain off fat.
• 6. When both bacon and squash are cooked, add drained squash to undrained bacon and stir to mix.
• 7. Add sugar and margarine and let cook down for another 15 to 20 minutes.
• 8. Serve hot.
• 9. NOTE: If making a smaller or larger amount of squash, just use about 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/4 stick of margarine and 2-3 slices of bacon per pound of squash.

SOUTHERN YELLOW SQUASH WITH ONIONS

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp, remove from skillet.
• Add chopped onion, cook until translucent.
• Add sliced squash fry stirring frequently until squash is tender.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Crush bacon and add back to pan.
• Either yellow zucchini or crookneck squash work well in this dish.

OLD-SCHOOL SQUASH CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add squash, onion, and 1 teaspoon of the salt; cook, stirring often, until center of squash is just tender and liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to a colander set over a bowl. Drain 5 minutes; discard any liquid.
• Stir together eggs, sour cream, Cheddar and Swiss cheeses, mayonnaise, thyme, pepper, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Gently fold in squash mixture. Spoon into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch (2-quart) baking dish.
• Microwave remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a medium-size microwavable bowl on HIGH until melted, about 25 seconds. Toss together crackers, Parmesan cheese, and melted butter until combined; sprinkle over casserole. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

FRIED YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• 1. Choose young paler yellow squash that has dropped the bloom. Older, darker yellow squash will be tougher & more seedier.
• 2. Slice yellow squash, with skin on, about 3/16" thick.
• 3. Mix the egg & milk & then drop in the sliced squash.
• 4. With flour in another bowl or using your batter pro, dredge in flour, making sure you pat it on to make it adhere to squash good.If using batter pro, no need to pat it on.
• 5. Squash is now ready to fry.
• 6. Heat about 2" canola oil in cast iron skillet or dutch oven.
• 7. Drop squash, one at a time into hot oil, turning only once when the first side is browned.
• 8. Let the second half brown & get crispy.
• 9. Remove from skillet & place on paper towels to drain. As soon as you take it out, while still hot, salt & pepper it. Cover with another paper towel while you finish the rest of it.
• 10. Goes good with anything.
• 11. Another way we do this is to bread it as mentioned & then lay it in layers in a pan like fried potatoes & let it crust on bottom before you start turning it over in the pan. It kind of steams it too. It's like cooking fried potatoes.

CROOKNECK SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slice squash.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt to a pot of water and bring to a simmer. Add squash slices and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Drain.
• Put squash in a bowl and add 4 tablespoons butter. Gently blend in sour cream, Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, green onions, sugar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Transfer to a round casserole dish. Top with bread crumbs and dot with remaining 3 tablespoons butter.
• Cook in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.