Glazed Acorn
Glazed Acorn Squash Recipe
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This absolutely fantastic recipe for glazed acorn squash, is not only easy, it is also quick cooking due to the squash being halved. Simply seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg, sweet sugared carmelaized apples are served on top. An oven baked, fruit and acorn squash recipe that is a great side dish to any meal.
Prep Time: 20 mins |
Ingredients
1 x halved and quartered acorn squash
4 Tbsp. butter – (60ml)
1 x salt and Pepper
1/4 c. raisins – (60ml)
Brandy to cover
1/4 c. brown sugar – (60ml)
1/2 tsp nutmeg – (2.5ml)
2 x peeled, cored and thinly sliced Golden brown Delicious apples
Directions
Step 1:Preheat oven to 450 F – (225 C). Place the raisins in a bowl and submerge in brandy. Let the raisins soak for a minimum of 20 min
Step 2:Halve the acorn squash and then quarter it. Using a paring knife remove the seeds and scruff, then separate the melon from the rind much as you would do with a slice of melon. Place each quarter squash on a piece of tin foil. Generously lather the squash quarters in 2 Tbsp. of room temp butter, a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg and take to the oven to bake till soft and tender. Place a quarter on top of its rind on a plate and position them beside the stove top for easy access.
Step 3:Heat the remainder of the butter in a skillet. Add in brown sugar and nutmeg. When the sugar has melted, add in the apple slices. Turn the heat to low and slowly cook the apples till they are caramelized.
Step 4:Add in the raisins and brandy and flambe. Before the flames die, carefully spoon some sugared apple; brandy/raising sauce on top of each quarter of roasted squash.
Sweet Stuffed Acorn
Sweet Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe
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This homemade, yet extravagant appearing, stuffed acorn squash recipe is overflowing with sweet, snappy taste! Juicy, fresh apples, crunchy, distinct walnuts, and brown sugar, are mixed together to create the chunky, exotic filling and stuffed into the tangy squash. This very easy, oven baked, squash recipe is the “BEST”.
Prep Time: 5 mins |
Ingredients
3 Acorn Squash
2 Apples, chopped
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts
1 T Grated Orange Peel
1/2 c Brown Sugar
2 T Margarine, melted
Directions
Step 1:Preheat oven to 350 deg F. Cut squash in half lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Place cut side down in baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
Step 2:Mix the other ingredients. Turn squash cut side up, fill with apple mix and continue baking for 20 minutes, or until squash is tender.
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Beefy Baked Acorn
Beefy Baked Acorn Squash Recipe
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This rustic, baked recipe for acorn squash is a simple, sensational, all-in-one meal! Fried, lean ground beef, is mixed with sweet apples and cinnamon, plump raisins, and a sprinkle of brown sugar, before being baked. Served piping hot, fresh from the oven, this simple, supreme, acorn squash recipe is extraordinary.
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients
2 ea Acorn Squash, Md
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
1 1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Cinnamon
2 c Apples, Pared & Chopped,(2 Lg)
1/4 c Raisins
4 tb Brown Sugar, Packed
2 tb Margarine Or Butter, Melted
Directions
Step 1:Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut each of the squash in half and remove the seeds and fibers. Place the squash, cut sides down, in an ungreased baking pan. Then add water to the depth of 1/4-inch and bake, uncovered, until the squash is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes.
Step 2:While the squash is baking, cook and stir the meat in a large skillet until it is brown. Drain off the excess fat. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the 1 1/2 ts of salt as well as the cinnamon, then coarsely chopped tart apples and the raisins.
Step 3:When the squash is cooked, turn them so that the cut side is up and remove them to a platter. Drain off any remaining liquid in the pan and dry. Scoop out the pulp from the acorn squash, making a shell that is 1/4-inch thick all the way around. Season the shells with salt to taste. Mash the pulp and mix in the meat mixture
Step 4:Return to the shells, piling them full and sprinkle with 1 tb of brown sugar on each. Drizzle with the melted butter. Bake uncovered until the apple is tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.
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