recipe: winter squash tortilla

winter squash tortilla

spanish tortilla made w/ smooth & soft winter squash & onions

IngredientsMakes: 780g (6)

500g		steamed pumpkin	(recipe below)
340g	(6)	small onions
300g	(6)	medium eggs
100g		spinach
80g		rapeseed oil

Method

Start w/ a small 700g pumpkin which yields ~500g steamed flesh.

Prep the other bits as it steams.

Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl & whisk.

Put the spinach on to wilt, remove any excess liquid & add to the eggs.

Peel the onions, then half them, and slice into four in either direction.

Once the squash is cooked remove the skin and cut each crescent into thirds.

Add the onions to a pan w/ an inch of oil in it, set to high heat - the pan should be deep enough to accomodate the squash too!

Once the onions start bubbling carefully add the squash chunks.

Move things about occasionally and cook until the onions are soft and the the squash it turning golden.

Place a sieve on another pan and carefully pour the oil through it.

Leave the onions & squash for a while for the oil to drain then add them to the spinach & eggs combine well.

Leave the mix for 10mins for the egg to soak into squash a little.

Cook the tortilla in a deep 20cm diameter pan on a medium high heat, turning once.

Quick practical video here 2mins.

steamed pumpkin

steamed munchkin (small) pumpkin

IngredientsMakes: 500g

500g

pumpkin

Method

Started w/ a small pumpkin weight ~700g, de-seeded 608g, removed rind (after steaming) ~500g.

Cut the pumpkin in half remove the seeds & stalk.

Cut the halves into quarters & each quarter into 3 pieces.

This should give you 12 crescents about an inch thick at the widest point.

Steam for 20mins.

At this point it's edible, skin and all!! Great source of fibre too.

Put it in a curry, a spanish omelette, have it sauteed topped w/ maple syrup & ice cream . . .

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I haven't tried all of them but this recipe should work with most edible squash types.

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