Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Banana Squash!!! Now What???

We at this last night with mixed reviews. Most of the kids ended up liking it after trying a taste. Those that didn't ate toast.
Dinner in a Squash Shell
· 1 banana squash
filling
· 1-2 lbs ground beef
· 2 eggs
· 1 tablespoons lemon juice
· 2 tablespoons brown sugar
· 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
· 1 tablespoon steak sauce (like A-1)
· 1/2 cup Minute Rice (uncooked) OR 1 cup regular rice precooked
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 teaspoon pepper
· 1 can cream of anything soup
· 1 cup grated cheese
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Bake halved and seeded squash face down on a baking sheet for 30 minutes.
3. While squash is cooking mix filling and put in refrigerator until squash is ready.
4. When squash done cooking, fill with meat mixture, mounding extra on top.
5. Return to oven for 40 minutes, put grated cheese on for the last 10 minutes.


from recipezaar.com

I am going to try this one next
Baked Banana Squash
Preparation: 1 hour 30 minutes Heirloom Recipe

Ingredients:
Banana squash
Salt
Dark brown sugar
Apricot jam (optional, see notes)
Butter or margarine
Ground cinnamon
Ground nutmeg

Wash cur pieces of squash under running water. Lightly scrape inside surface that may have softened after exposure to air. Pat dry with a paper towel.
With a sharp knife, make parallel ½-inch deep slits across surface. Turn squash 90 degrees and make additional slits forming a 1/4-inch checkerboard over entire surface.
Spread with butter using spatula or kitchen knife to force butter down into the slits. Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste and add a light sprinkle of nutmeg. With fingers, press brown sugar down onto squash filling slits and covering entire surface with a covering of brown sugar.
Set squash on a double layer of aluminum foil. Fold foil up around squash making a close fitting “boat that will hold juices next to the squash. Place on a cookie sheet to catch any drips.
Bake in a 375°F oven for 1 1/4 hour, depending on size and thickness, or until squash is fork-tender and flesh separates easily. The butter and sugar will darken - tent as needed with foil to prevent burning. Allow to set 10 minutes before cutting and serving.
In later years I learned to glaze the squash with a light slathering of apricot jam on the squash in the last 15 minutes of cooking. I’ve always had a “thing” for apricots that wasn’t always shared by everyone else. The choice is yours - the squash is excellent without the jam but you might try glazing it at least once. Either way, you'll be back for more baked banana squash.

2 comments:

  1. I think I'm going to try it with chicken instead of hamburger. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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  2. I tried this last night exactly as written except I left out the lemon juice because I didn't have any. Everyone liked it, including my picky eater. She didn't eat the squash, but said the meat part was her "favorite meal ever."

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