Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, roasted butternut squash. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have roasted butternut squash using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Roasted Butternut Squash:
- Get 2 medium Butternut Squash
- Prepare 1/3 stick Unsalted butter
- Make ready 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Take 1 Salt and pepper to taste
- Take 3 tbsp light brown sugar
Roasted Butternut Squash is delicious enough to eat on its own as a side, or can be used as a starting point for recipes like Butternut Squash Soup or salads. Butternut squash soup is a classic fall and winter soup recipe. For a guaranteed standby, get Ina Garten's Roasted Butternut Squash recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. All you need is high heat and good olive oil.
Instructions to make Roasted Butternut Squash:
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Line 2 baking trays with Parchment paper… Do not use foil or cooking spray, the squash will burn
- The fun part…: Peel both squash with a good, strong and sharp knife and remove seeds and seed pulp. Cube squash in chunks no larger than an inch. Too big and it won't cook well, too small and it may burn. Generally I cut them into 3/4 inch cubes roughly. season lightly with salt and pepper. Put these in a large bowl for the next steps
- in microve safe measuring glass, combine butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract and heat until butter is melted. You may also substitute pure maple syrup for the brown sugar, which is also very tasty
- Pour butter mixtuire over the cubed squash, and stir until evenly covered, then pour onto the lined baking trays
- Bake at 450 for 45 minutes, turning the squash occassionally until the squash is very tender begins to carmelize. The carmelization is absolutely key here. Don't be afraid to extend the baking time to achieve it if necessary
- Place in a serving dish and wait for the accolades.
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