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Puffed Butternut Squash

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Side dish
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Butternut squash - (abt 2 lbs) - peeled, seeds and
  Strings discarded, and flesh cut 1" pieces
2 tablespoons 30mlUnsalted butter
1/4 cup 40g / 1.4ozBrown sugar - (firmly packed)
2 cups 396g / 13ozEggs (large)
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

In a microwave glass dish sprinkle the squash with 2 tablespoons water and microwave it, covered with microwave-safe plastic wrap, at high power (100 percent) for 7 to 10 minutes, or until it is very tender.

Transfer the squash to a bowl, with an electric mixer beat it with the butter and half the brown sugar until the mixture is smooth, and beat in the egg and salt and pepper, to taste.

Divide the mixture among 4 (1 1/4-cup) ramekins, sprinkle it with the remaining brown sugar, and microwave it, uncovered, at high power (100 percent) for 6 to 8 minutes, or until it is puffed and just set.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - (Show # CL-9764) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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