Sautéed Squash in a Wok

Wow! I knocked my own socks off with this one. Following my chilled cucumber salad dish, next on my Michi’s Ladder list was squash - a vegetable I’ve never liked in the past.

I found this sautéed squash recipe on the curiously ravenous blog. I adapted it for the ingredients I had at hand and cooked it up.  (click thumbnail on the left for a bigger picture of the result)

Peeling and cutting up the acorn squash was the toughest part. Once that was done it took me 10 minutes cook this delicious dish.

Ingredients:

• one acorn squash
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 packet OXO chicken broth packet(10 calories) - or vegetable stock
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground pepper
• extra light olive oil, for frying

I think next time I might add some chopped onions and add only half a packet of OXO chicken broth - or stir-fry with real chicken pieces.

Instructions:

• Peel the squash (not easy! - see here - slice and peel, and here - boil 15 minutes and peel, for peeling tips)
• Open, remove the seeds and cut up into 1 inch squares
• Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a wok over high heat
• Add the squash and stirfry vigorously to coat all sides with oil to lightly sear
• Add in the garlic, salt, pepper, water and OXO broth packet (or vegetable stock).
• Stir to combine.
• Cover the wok with a tight lid, and cook for about 10 minutes until they reach a baked sweat potato consistency - if you cook too long it gets too soft and creamy
• Serve hot

• Chilled Cucumber Salad (April 9, 2008)

Tags: Fast, healthy and delicious., recipe, squash, wok

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