Sweet Dumpling Squash Baked with Cream

Name: Sweet Dumpling Squash Baked with Cream
Yield: For each person
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 small sweet dumpling squash, about ½ pound; Salt and white pepper; Salt and white pepper; Pinch herbs: either savory, thyme, basil, or sage; Pinch herbs: either savory, thyme, basil, or sage; Pinch herbs: either savory, thyme, basil, or sage; Pinch herbs: either savory, thyme, basil, or sage; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; Pinch sweet spice, such as fennel, anise, cardamom, coriander, nutmeg, mace, or ginger; 1 tablespoon heavy (or whipping) cream; Small unpeeled garlic clove or small shallot, peeled; Small unpeeled garlic clove or small shallot, peeled

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

About

Another absurdly simple treatment that works perfectly for this flavor-rich, tender-fleshed squash. Figure on one small sweet dumpling per person. The cornlike aroma can be enhanced by using mace and nutmeg, as you would in a corn pudding. Or you might try a provençal approach with garlic, fennel, and thyme.

Ingredients

1 small sweet dumpling squash, about ½ pound
Salt and white pepper
Pinch <

Europe
Japan
France
Side dish
Summer
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Winter

Method

Rinse squash and cut a neat cap, working carefully; the squash is quite hard. With melon-ball cutter scrape out all seeds and fibers. Sprinkle squash generously with salt and white pepper. Add herb, spice, and cream (and optional garlic or shallot). Recap, setting cap slightly askew. Place squash in baking dish; pour in ½