Topic: Burgess Vine Buttercup squash

[Crystalmoon]

Hi everyone I have grown these for the first time this year & I have no ides how to cook them ::)
Can you eat the skin? Any advice most welcome thanks x jane

[1066]

I've grown them before and they are reasonable keepers, you can roast them with the skin on, or peel like any other squash and use them as you fancy.  :)

[Crystalmoon]

Thanks so much 1066 xjane

[galina]

Thanks so much 1066 xjane

No need to peel.  Apparently the breeder of Buttercup Burgess loved them best with the 'button' cut out, seeds scooped out and the cavity filled with sausage meat, then baked in the oven.

They have a delicious flavour of their own, one of the best of all the winter squashes.  Therefore I love them cooked as plainly as possible.  Gently steamed bite sized chunks or fried in olive oil with garlic or baked to accompany a sunday roast (they need only 30-40 minutes in the oven).

[grannyjanny]

My mouth is watering, mmmmmmmmmmmm.

[Crystalmoon]

Thanks for the fab ideas Galina Im really looking forward to trying them now...have to try to resist as I have plenty of summer squash to eat up first  ;D xjane

[1066]

thanks Galina, I didn't know about cooking with the skin on/eating the skin  :)

[grannyjanny]

BNS is nice with the skin left on too.