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How to cook acorn squash

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What Is Filtered Water — And How Is It Different From Distilled or Purified Water? How Did Pumpkin Spice Become the Unofficial Flavor of Fall? Learn step-by-step how to cook acorn squash in the oven, in the microwave, and on the grill. Access to this page has been denied because we believe you are using automation tools to browse the website. Sometimes life’s simplest pleasures are the best, eh? Yeah, I think so too and that certainly applies to garden fresh yellow squash. This quick dinner recipe has been around for at least my whole life and is the PERFECT use for the springtime squash bounty!

I know, YOU NEED HOW TO COOK YELLOW SQUASH ON THE STOVE! I had to sit at the dinner table until I finished my plate. How many nights of stand-offs do you think happened around that dinner table in Pleasant Hill, OH? I’m certainly older now, that is for sure! IS YELLOW SQUASH A SUMMER SQUASH? Would You Love to Cook the PERFECT Southern Dinner? Wash the outside of the squash.

Remove the stem and blossom end. For yellow squash, no need to remove the skin or seeds. Cut into disks and then halve or quarter to make bite sized. Saute in oil or butter and then add seasonings. Cook by Sauteing in oil or butter over medium heat and then add seasonings.

Yellow squash and zucchini are both summer squash. You will find that they both have a high water content and a similar mild taste. Acorn squash, butternut squash and pumpkins are winter squash and have a different stronger taste. One thing  I want you to know is how to use salt in this recipe. In fact, you can remember that for most any recipe. You can’t see it, but it’s there. So, as you cook them, the water comes out.

Just ignore it is my motto. It can also depend on the salt you added to the squash. This is so simple, but maybe that is the thing. First choose smaller squash if you have a choice. Choose light yellow, beautiful, fresh,  unbruised ones, if possible.

Cut into disks after you rinse the squash well. Then simply cook in a skillet on the stove top in the butter and with onions and garlic and add salt and pepper! There aren’t too many other tips and tricks that I didn’t already cover above. This is a simple recipe that simply amounts to heating things up in the frying pan until they are how you like them! 1 squash per person is usually enough, it depends on how much your family likes squash. If you like your onions cooked a little more, you can put them in the pan before the squash.

The recipe is at the end of the post. We like a dinner of squash served with Hangry Hamburgers, The Secret to Old Fashioned Pinto Beans and a Perfect Steakhouse Baked Potato. We like to finish up with a Chocolate Chess Pie! If you have an abundance of squash, you might also want to try my Easy Cheesy Southern Squash Casserole. THIS is a great place for yummy recipes! You know you can always email me with questions too!

If the disks are larger than mouth size, then cut them into quarters. Give the onion a rough chop. Add salt and pepper to taste – serve hot and with salt and pepper offered on the table. If your squash taste too bitter when you are done, add salt. When choosing your squash, pick the smaller squash. The smaller ones have a lighter taste.