How I minimize butternut | RecipeTin Eats

Right here’s a fast little tutorial for the way I minimize butternut pumpkin / butternut squash. I initially had this included within the Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup recipe I additionally revealed at this time however determined to put up it individually as a result of will probably be helpful for different recipes!

How I minimize butternut pumpkin

Butternut pumpkin is named butternut squash within the US, UK and just about the remainder of the world aside from in Australia and NZ! It’s a part of the squash household and tastes just about like pumpkin, although normally it’s a little sweeter.

It’s obtained softer pores and skin that pumpkin so it’s simpler to chop. Right here is how I minimize butternut pumpkin:

1. Peel off the pores and skin utilizing a potato peeler. The pores and skin is softer than pumpkin so it’s simpler.

2. Reduce in half utilizing a pointy knife. Simply straight via the center, mendacity down. Use the load of your physique urgent down on the knife and/or rock the knife forwards and backwards.

3. Stand upright, then minimize in half once more.

4. Halves – Put up slicing! 🙂

5. Scoop out the seeds utilizing a spoon.

6. Reduce the cheeks off the facet with the stem (too onerous to chop via the stem).

7. Then trim all of the butternut round the remainder of the stem.

8. Reduce – And eventually, minimize the butternut into the dimensions you need! For the Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup recipe, you need them in 3cm / 1.2″ chunks.

Recipes utilizing butternut pumpkin / squash

I take advantage of butternut pumpkin / squash for any recipe I make utilizing pumpkin. It’s a direct substitute – similar cooking time, strategies, amount and so forth.

Listed here are a few of my favorite recipes to strive utilizing butternut pumpkin!

Hope you discovered this convenient! – Nagi x

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Methods to minimize butternut pumpkin (butternut squash)

Creator: Nagi

Prep: 5 minutes minutes

Servings1 butternut pumpkin / squash

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Tutorial video above. That is how I minimize butternut squash – referred to as butternut pumpkin right here in Australia and NZ. Use butternut as a direct substitute in any recipe calling for pumpkin. Similar cook dinner instances, cook dinner strategies and portions!Use to make basic Pumpkin Soup, Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup, roast it, make a salad, a coconut curry or make pumpkin risotto!

Directions

• Peel off the pores and skin utilizing a potato peeler. The pores and skin is softer than pumpkin so it is simpler.

• Reduce in half utilizing a pointy knife. Simply straight via the center, mendacity down. Use the load of your physique urgent down on the knife and/or rock the knife forwards and backwards.

• Stand upright, then minimize in half once more.

• Scoop out the seeds utilizing a spoon.

• Reduce the cheeks off the facet with the stem (too onerous to chop via the stem). Then trim all of the butternut flesh from across the onerous stem.

• Reduce – And eventually, minimize the butternut into the dimensions you need! For Pumpkin Soup, you want them in 3cm / 1.2″ chunks.

Key phrases: find out how to minimize butternut squash

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