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murphyma murphyma
 
December 31, 2008 06:56 PM

Does butternut squash need to be peeled?

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pazaq pazaq
 
 January 01, 2009 05:59 AM
It's a lot like a potato. You don't have to peel it but the skin can be thick and not pleasant to eat. But some people like it.

Cubing and dicing is mostly the same thing. Usually cubing has a size associated with it like 1 inch cubes. Dicing usually means cut fairly small 1/4" or less. But if you go smaller than probably 1/16" your really mincing.
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darth cont... darth cont...
 
December 31, 2008 07:01 PM
I believe you're supposed to gouge out the edible portion, similar to how you'd do so to a canteloupe or other melon. The butternut squash dishes I've had consisted only of the inside portion, not the rind.

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murphyma murphyma
 
December 31, 2008 07:04 PM
Thanks! One more question: What is the difference between dicing and cubing a vegetable?

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bmlhailsto... bmlhailsto...
 
December 31, 2008 07:02 PM
Depends entirely on what you're cooking. If you're baking the squash in something, then I wouldn't want the outside, which is typically for sweet foods like pies and such. If you're grilling it, marinating in balsamic, etc., then you can leave the outside on. It will add texture and flavor to grilled squash.

Golden rule: never leave a rind/outside layer on something sweet and/or baked(examples, apple pie, peach pie, etc.). Almost always leave it on something bitter or salty and/or grilled(grilled vegetables, squashes, peppers, marinated in balsamic, etc.)

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spoon spoon
 
December 31, 2008 07:03 PM
This depends on how you plan on cooking the squash. Since the most common form of cooking is to roast the squash peeling is not needed ( http://www.ehow.com/how_4524837_prepare-butternut-squash.html ) but if you plan on another form of cooking you may want to consider peeling as the 'skin' is tough

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drmatt drmatt
 
December 31, 2008 08:51 PM
When I grill butternut squash, I cut off the top and bottom, peel the skin off, remove the seeds, then slice into long pieces. It's really yummy after it carmalizes a bit on the grill.
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tracebooks tracebooks
 
December 31, 2008 10:16 PM
Generally:

If you're roasting the squash (or grilling it), then don't peel it. It will cook in the shell, and then you scoop out the pulp.

If you need it peeled first, scald it in boiling water first. It's a lot easier to peel, and then you can chunk it up. Whatever you do, don't chunk it up and then try to peel it! That will take forever--a big mess!

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carriep carriep
 
December 31, 2008 11:52 PM - New Source
I would suggest if you are roasting whole, to split it in half, remove the seeds like you would a pumpkin, sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper for flavor. and then roast it.

I've had some trouble with scooping out rocket-hot wet and slippery seeds with my butternut squash. So it's kinda nice to get rid of the seeds before cooking whole.

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shareme shareme
 
January 01, 2009 12:09 AM
No, cut in half and bake..

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