Sweet & Spicy Roasted Kabocha Squash

Submitted by IngridH

"From Just Hungry, but modified to cut the spiciness a bit. I just started getting to know winter squashes, and kabocha has become my favorite. It's fairly small, nicely sweet, and the skin is so thin that you don't need to peel it. This is a really easy way of preparing it."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 small kabocha squash
• 44.37 ml light brown sugar (plus more for sprinkling)
• 1.23 ml cayenne (or hot chili powder)
• 2.46 ml cumin
• 1.23 ml cinnamon
• 1.23 ml nutmeg
• 1.23 ml salt
• 7.39 ml soy sauce
• 14.79 ml sesame oil

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F Line a baking sheet with a silicon baking liner or parchment paper.
2. De-seed and cut the squash into slices about 1/4 inch thick.
3. Combine all the dry ingredients. Toss the squash slices in this until coated thoroughly. Add the soy sauce and toss well again.
4. Spread the slices in a singler layer on the baking sheet and drizzle them with the oil.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then turn over, drizzle with more oil and sprinkle more sugar, and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.
6. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Reviews

[ctrmom]

Loved this slightly Asian take on winter squash. Yum!

 

[robin.mero.butler]

Incredible flavors! I've been on a spree cooking kabucha squash recipes and this one will def stay in rotation. The key I found was slightly charring the bottoms. You have to watch them closely to not overdue it but WOW. I have doubled the recipe each time and they get gobbled up! Thank you.

 

[joan r.]

We grew a lot of squash last fall and are on the hunt for creative ways to serve our harvest. This recipe sure fit the bill. This squash is addicting. I was REALLY skeptical about this combination of spices, but they work. I cleaned up the entire squash. All the other recipes I've tried so far are really basic, salt, pepper and maybe one other herb or spice. This one is by far the most interesting...and tasty.

 

[jweiss815]

Didn't read the whole recipe first and mixed all of the ingredients at once, so I just brushed the resulting paste on the squash. Grilled it instead of roasting, 5-7' on each side. Absolutely delicious. Have made it twice now.

 

[kathyradford66]

It was delicious. I simplified the cutting by putting the whole squash in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. It made slicing very easy.