Ginger Beer-Glazed Butternut Squash With Gremolata
Published Nov. 16, 2022

- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2cups ginger beer
- ¾cup vegetable stock, plus more if needed
- 1medium (3-pound) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch jewel-shaped chunks
- 3tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1tablespoon honey
- ⅛teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
- Kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal) and black pepper
- 2tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- ½teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
- ¼teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic
- ¼teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
Preparation
- Step 1
Add the ginger beer and stock to a large, deep skillet. Bring to a boil over high.
- Step 2
Add the squash in an even layer. Top with the butter, honey and cloves (if using), and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until the squash is tender and the sauce thickens to a glaze, about 25 minutes.
- Step 3
While squash simmers, prepare the gremolata: Chop the parsley, ginger, garlic and orange zest together until thoroughly combined.
- Step 4
Once the squash is tender and the sauce has reduced to a glaze, give it a taste and season with salt and pepper. Transfer the squash to a wide, shallow bowl. Sprinkle with the gremolata and serve.
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Do you think this could be made ahead, al dente... reheated to complete and then topped with the herbs?
FYI One 3 pound butternut squash makes 4-1/2 cups of cut up squash. One cup of cut up squash yields 2/3 pound. Just in case you wanted to buy the already cut up squash.
Made this using one of the treasured Blenheim spicy ginger ales we had on hand. It took longer to cook than the recipe suggested, but that can happen due to various sized squash. It took time to carefully dice the squash compared to our usual easy to roast efforts. It never did get to syrupy even after an hour of simmering in a large skillet. The squash did not seem to embody the ginger flavor we wanted, especially after the coughing fit from heating the gingery ale! I would not make this again.
Did as other cooks did- removed my cubes when they were done and reduced the liquid with no squash in it. Reheated next day tossed in the glaze. Made twice the amount of gremolata and generously sprinkled on top. It was a hit at Easter dinner!
Too much liquid, squash is mushy, no glazing, looks horrible. Brown cast to the squash.
I made this for Christmas Eve and loved it. Thanks to Annie M for the tip about preparing the squash (this is usually my least favorite part) and to the others below, I cooked the squash until just aldente and then removed it to a warm platter in the oven to finish reducing the ginger beer/stock combo. I used fever tree and included the cloves. I poured the reduced sauce back over the squash when ready to serve and topped with the gremolata. The leftovers were even great the next day!
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