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Boiled Buttercup Squash
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Boiled Buttercup Squash

3 ingredients 5 steps fandom
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Ingredients

  • 2 medium-size buttercup squash (about 1½ pounds)
  • ground mace to taste
  • pepper to taste

Directions

1

Trim stems off squash and cut each in quarters using a cleaver or large chef's knife to cut, hitting back of knife with a mallet to force it through squash, if necessary.

2

Scrape away seeds.

3

In a large kettle, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.

4

Add squash sections and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

5

Remove from water, sprinkle with a little mace and pepper.

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