Boiled butternut squash is the fastest way to cook it! It comes out sweet and tender, ideal for eating as a side squash risotto using in recipes. How to make boiled butternut squash Butternut squash boils in just 5 to 6 minutes. That’s loads faster than the cook time for roasting, which is 30 to 35 minutes.

The squash comes out sweet and tender, though you don’t get the lovely caramelized exterior that roasting provides. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the squash and boil for 5 to 6 minutes, until fork tender. Taste test a piece to see if it’s done. Drain the squash, then season it with olive oil, salt, pepper, and the additional seasonings of your choice. Using a large chef’s knife, cut off the top of the butternut squash. Cut off the neck right where the neck meets the base.

Peel: Use a vegetable peeler to peel off the skin of the neck and the base. A serrated vegetable peeler works better than a normal peeler, which tends to slip. Remove the seeds: Slice the base in half, and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds. Chop the neck: Cut a flat edge on the side of the neck, to use as a base. Cut the slices into strips, then turn the strips and chop them crosswise to create cubes. Then chop the slices crosswise to create cubes.

Learn how your comment data is processed. Let us know if you have any questions! No, it would not cook well. Yes, send me the latest recipes by email. 076 9 7a1 1 0 01-1. The secret to a perfect mushroom risotto is keeping a creamy, almost soupy texture at the end, and not over-cooking it to stodge. Feel free to use a mix of mushrooms depending on what’s available.

Wild mushrooms have a more distinctive flavour, but cultivated chestnut or portobello mushrooms are still very good. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Toss the squash in 1 tbsp oil together with the chopped sage. Scatter into a shallow roasting tin and roast for 30 mins until brown and soft. While the squash is roasting, prepare the risotto. Bring the stock to the boil and keep on a low simmer.