Heres a quick little tutorial for how I cut butternut pumpkin / butternut squash.
Its got softer skin that pumpkin so its easier to cut.
Here is how I cut butternut pumpkin:
1.
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Peel offthe skin using a potato peeler.
The skin is softer than pumpkin so its easier.
Cut in halfusing 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.
Stand upright,then cut in half again.
Scoop outthe seeds using a spoon.
Cut the cheeks offthe side with the stem (too hard to cut through the stem).
Then trimall the butternut around the rest of the stem.
Cut And finally, cut the butternut into the size you want!
For the Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup recipe, you want them in 3cm / 1.2 chunks.
Its a direct substitute same cooking time, methods, quantity etc.
Here are some of my favourite recipes to try using butternut pumpkin!
Hope you found this useful!
How to cut butternut pumpkin (butternut squash)
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