Brad's Hubbard squash-kin with harvest stuffing. Hubbard squash filled with cornbread stuffing is just the thing. What do you do with a giant Hubbard squash, whether it's Golden Hubbard like the one I have here or one of the more common Blue Hubbards? I love Hubbard squash and always buys several to roast up, puree and freeze for the winter.
A hubbard squash is a winter squash with a green or blue shell and sweet orange flesh. A relatively recent addition to hubbard squash varieties is the golden hubbard; unfortunately, manipulating nature here has not produced the best results. Feel free to substitute any hardy winter squash for the Hubbard. You can have Brad's Hubbard squash-kin with harvest stuffing using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Brad's Hubbard squash-kin with harvest stuffing
- It's 1 of lg Hubbard squash-kin.
- Prepare 1 lb of Jimmy dean's maple breakfast sausage.
- Prepare 2 of carrots, chopped.
- You need 1/2 lb of Brussel sprouts, cut in half.
- It's 3 stalks of celery, cut down the middle and chopped.
- Prepare 1/2 of lg sweet onion, chopped.
- It's 1 of yellow crooked neck squash, chopped.
- You need 1 tbs of Minced garlic.
- It's 1/4 cup of sherry.
- It's 8 oz of creme friache.
- Prepare 5 oz of spreadable brie cheese.
- It's 6 tbs of maple syrup.
- It's Slices of Muenster cheese.
Arrange the squash on a warm platter or on individual plates, then quickly make the brown butter sauce: Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat. How I broke open a Hubbard Squash. Try this Baked Stuffed Hubbard Squash recipe, or contribute your own. Cut top from squash and remove seeds and strings.
Brad's Hubbard squash-kin with harvest stuffing step by step
- Place the whole squash in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool enough to handle..
- When cooled. Cut in half. Remove seeds and pulp. Cut the ends so it will stand on a baking sheet..
- Place 3 tbs syrup in each half. Bake for another 45 min to an hour. Every 15 minutes brush syrup around the edges to glaze the squash. Remove from oven when a fork pierces squash meat easily..
- Brown sausage in a frying pan. Drain and set aside..
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tbs oil in a deep fry pan. Add carrots and brussels. Saute 5 minutes. Add onion and celery. Saute 5 more minutes. Add crooked neck and garlic. Saute 2 more minutes. Add sherry and completely reduce liquid. Remove from heat and immediately add cream cheese, creme friache, and brie. Stir well. Incorporate sausage..
- When squash is ready, stuff with half the stuffing in each half. Bake for another 10 minutes. Add cheese slices and cook 5 more minutes. Remove from oven. Serve as halves to the table. Enjoy..
Prick cavity with a fork, rub with olive oil, salt and pepper. Although summer squash blossoms are often harvested, winter squash blossoms -- ready for harvest in late summer or early autumn -- are just as good. If your squash plants develop more squash than you can use, go ahead and limit the number of squash by harvesting a few female blossoms. Hubbard squash is a member of the Cucurbita maxima family of winter squash, which also includes banana squash, kabocha squash, and turban squash. You will likely find Hubbard squash in one of two colors: greyish blue or bright orange.