Squash: Acorn Squash with Pear Stuffing
Source of Recipe
fooddownunder.com
List of Ingredients
2 x acorn squash
2 tbl butter or margarine
1 sm onion chopped
2 med pears peeled, chopped
2 tbl light brown sugar
2 tbl bourbon
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cup orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
Recipe
Cut each squash in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds and membranes. Place squash halves, cut-side down, in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Add water to depth of 1 inch.
Bake, covered, at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. Drain. Return squash halves to dish, cut-side up. Set aside.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Add pear and next 5 ingredients; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Spoon mixture into squash halves.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
Bring orange juice to boil in a small saucepan. Stir in sugar, and boil 10 minutes. Serve over squash.
SERVES 4
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