As the fresh sugariness tastes of summertime arrive at recede each year, I rediscover the delights of wintertime squashes. Long-lasting as well as loaded alongside a big helping of vitamins as well as minerals, wintertime squashes are an extraordinarily versatile as well as flavorful staple inwards the cold-weather kitchen.
Although each multifariousness has its ain appeal, the long as well as slender pale yellowish gourd known equally the sugariness spud or delicata mash tops my listing for its relaxation of role as well as tender sugariness flavor. Easy to peel as well as seed, as well as alongside real lilliputian unloosen or stringy flesh to scoop out, the scooped-out halves too brand an attractive as well as perfect-sized serving dish — equally alongside this Caribbean-style edible bean as well as mash recipe dressed upwards alongside peanut butter, banana as well as spices.
Caribbean-Style Black Bean & Delicata Squash |
Recipe past times Lisa Turner Cuisine: Carribean Published on December 22, 2009 Caribbean-style dark edible bean as well as sugariness spud mash alongside peanut butter, banana as well as spices served inwards mash shells Ingredients: - 1 loving cup dried dark beans (3 cups cooked or ii fourteen oz cans)
- 2 delicata (sweet potato) squashes, halved as well as seeded
- olive oil
- sea common salt as well as fresh solid soil dark pepper to taste
- 1 banana
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 jalapeños, seeded as well as diced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried crimson chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon body of body of water salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/8 teaspoon solid soil nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon solid soil cloves
- juice of 1 lime (2 tablespoons)
- handful of fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped
Instructions: Generation Engelmundus Rinse the dried beans nether running H2O as well as soak overnight covered inwards several inches of H2O alongside a lilliputian yogurt whey or lemon juice added. After soaking, drain as well as rinse the beans, thus transfer to a medium saucepan. Cover alongside several inches of fresh H2O as well as convey to a boil. Immediately cut the rut to low, cover, as well as simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the beans are tender. Drain as well as mash lightly alongside a spud masher. Set aside. Generation Engelmundus Preheat an oven to 350°. Place the mash halves cutting side upwards on a baking sheet. Drizzle the mash alongside olive oil, as well as flavour alongside common salt as well as fresh solid soil dark pepper. Bake inwards the oven until the flesh is tender when pierced alongside a knife or fork, nigh 1 hour. Remove the mash halves from the oven as well as gently scoop out the flesh without breaking the skins of the squashes. Wipe the sides of the mash halves as well as fix aside. Generation Engelmundus Place the mash inwards a bowl alongside the banana as well as mash alongside a spud masher. Stir inwards the peanut butter, jalapeño, chili flakes, salt, cayenne, nutmeg, cloves as well as lime juice. Generation Engelmundus Now stir inwards the beans as well as scoop the mixture evenly betwixt the mash halves. Garnish alongside parsley or cilantro, as well as serve warm. Makes 4 servings |
Other wintertime mash recipes yous may enjoy:
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