How to cut butternut pumpkin (butternut squash)
Tutorial video above. This is how I cut butternut squash - called butternut pumpkin here in Australia and NZ. Use butternut as a direct substitute in any recipe calling for pumpkin. Same cook times, cook methods and quantities!Use to make classic Pumpkin Soup, Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup, roast it,...
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Ingredients
- 1 whole butternut pumpkin / butternut squash ((same thing))
Steps
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Peel off the skin using a potato peeler. The skin is softer than pumpkin so it's easier.
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Cut in half using a sharp knife. Just straight through the middle, lying down. Use the weight of your body pressing down on the knife and/or rock the knife back and forth.
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Stand upright, then cut in half again.
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Scoop out the seeds using a spoon.
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Cut the cheeks off the side with the stem (too hard to cut through the stem). Then trim all the butternut flesh from around the hard stem.
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Cut - And finally, cut the butternut into the size you want! For Pumpkin Soup, you will want them in 3cm / 1.2" chunks.
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