Mashed Butternut Squash

Name: Mashed Butternut Squash
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 4 pounds, butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces (10 cups); 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; , Salt and pepper; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 2 , Granny Smith apples, peeled and shredded (2 cups); 1 , onion, chopped fine; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon, ground coriander; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 3 tablespoons, maple syrup

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By Nick Iverson ･ Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2013

Winter squash is often wet and stringy. Was this dish a hopeless cause?

SERVES 8

TIME 1¼ hours

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