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Do keep the neck's flat end of the neck steady on a cutting board, slicing top to bottom.
#HOW TO A STEAM SKIN SKIN#
Then use a vegetable peeler or the knife to slice off the thick skin – some cooks prefer a vegetable peeler, I use a smaller knife vs a big chef's knife. Then cut off the "neck" of a butternut squash, those are the pale brown ones with a round bulb on one end and a long neck – with a sharp knife, this is not hard at all. IN WORDS First slice off the stem end and the blossom end, this will give you flat surfaces to steady your work. Here's how you cut an unwieldy butternut squash into cubes. Better yet? I checked: yep, all fingers present and accounted for. Here's the trick – and it takes all of six minutes to cut a butternut squash into cubes, definitely a good investment of time for how gorgeous steamed winter squash turns out. Why? There's no question what held me back: I like ten fingers! All ten of them! I was unwilling to sacrifice a single finger to a squash, no-siree! So there I was, a self-respecting Veggie Evangelist and I ignored one of the mainstays of vegetables, winter squash and particularly butternut squash.
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#HOW TO A STEAM SKIN HOW TO#
Learn How to Cut Up a Butternut SquashWay back in the first years of A Veggie Venture, butternut squash stayed on my backburner. Steaming produces lighter, cleaner butternut squash roasting yields something deep and sweet. With steaming, you get pure squash flavor with roasting you get darker, denser caramelized flavor. It's that both techniques belong in a vegetable cook's repertoire. It's not that steaming is better than roasting or roasting is better than steaming. Why Steam Butternut Squash? Steaming vs RoastingBecause the taste is so clean and pure, so very squashy, a golden canvas on which to paint your own favorite flavors. Cooking Butternut SquashIt's a reflex, right, to roast butternut squash? No doubt, roasting butternut squash has earned its place in our kitchens, especially in winter.īut keep an open mind for just a minute, would you please? Because in the early fall? When butternut squash are so abundant? But it's still really too warm for roasting vegetables? Steamed butternut squash tastes so fresh and light and, well, perfect for this stage in the season.