This is a delicious dish for holiday meals to serve along side a turkey or ham. Galliano is the “secret” ingredient that provides deep layers of flavor to the butternut squash and will have your guests begging for your recipe. Galliano is an award winning sweet Italian liqueur, infused with natural spices and herbs, that provides complementary flavors to winter squash dishes and soups. In some parts of the world butternut squash is also known as butternut pumpkin. Galliano makes several different flavors of liqueur, but we are using the original flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 large butternut squash (also called butternut pumpkin)
- 2 Tblsp Galliano liqueur (original)
- 1 Tblsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1 Tblsp butter
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- dash of black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
- Cut squash in half, lengthwise down the middle. Using a spoon or an ice scream scoop, remove the seeds and stringy bits -- discard.
- Place squash face down in a 9X13 baking vessel. Add enough water to cover 1/2" of the squash. Bake for 90 minutes, or until tender.
- Carefully scoop out the tender squash into a medium bowl using a spoon or ice cream scoop, leaving the skin.
- Add remaining ingredients. Run for :30 seconds in a food processor (or mash with a potato masher) until smooth.
- Squash cools quickly so microwave for 1 minute before serving.
Butternut squashes do vary in size. This recipe was designed for a large butternut yielding approximately 4 cups of cooked squash, so adjust recipe or cook two smaller squashes, as needed.
A simpler method for cooking the squash, using a slow-cooker:
- Wash the outside of the squash.
- Place whole inside your Crockpot. No cutting or dicing.
- Add 1/2 inch of water to the Crockpot vessel.
- Cook on HIGH for 5 hours, or LOW for 8 hours, or until tender.
- Remove with tongs and place on a cutting board.
- Cut lengthwise down the middle.
- Using a spoon or an ice scream scoop, remove the seeds and stringy bits — discard.
- Carefully scoop out the tender flesh of the squash, leaving the skin.
- Prepare as above.
