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    Caveman grilled Butternut

    I like cooking with live fire, and grilling caveman style is fun. And I like the simplicity of it all. So I chargrilled a butternut pumpkin. But I wanted to turn this into a nice sharing platter, so I decided to amp up up the flavors.

    The pumpkin was grilled in my Big Green Egg. I placed it directly on the glowing embers. I turned it twice (rotating 1/3 each time), and I grilled it for 3x15 minutes. Turned out just perfect, but this was a big butternut (3.3 lbs).

    I sliced it and chopped it up roughly. To get a lemony tang I applied a good amount of Sumac (a middle eastern spice), and sprinkled liberal amounts of feta cheese, pistachios and maple syrup. It looks good, and I really like the flavor combo on this one. Ladies and gents, pop open a cold one and dig in :-)

    EDIT: I spent some time trying to get the flavors to work together. Here's my thinking: the butternut has a slightly nutty flavor, so I wanted to combine that with the pistachios, which are (of course) nutty. But they also add texture, which complements the soft butternut. And the feta cheese adds salt and creaminess. I picked maple syrup for the sweetness, but specifically because I wanted a bit of depth in the sweetness, something a good maple syrup provides. All in all I think this combo turned out pretty darn good.


    This is my fire just before dropping the pumpkin on top

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    Pumpkin right in the sweet spot

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    Here it is, done:

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    And here's my sharing platter

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    Have a great weekend y'all! /Hank
    Last edited by Henrik; February 28, 2020, 09:31 AM.

    #2
    Looks great!

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Thanks, it went pretty fast!

    #3
    Looks delish. We grill summer squash a lot. BTW, sumac is grows wild in the central U.S. and is very common, but not many use it.

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Cool, I didn't know that. I really like the lemony flavor from the dried and ground sumac.

    • pkadare
      pkadare commented
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      The common North American sumac is the staghorn (Rhus typhina) while the one used for sumac as a spice is known variously as the Sicilian sumac,tanner's sumach, or elm-leaved sumach (Rhus coriaria). Not sure if the would be interchangeable as a spice. We have a bunch of staghorns on our property so I'll try an experiment this summer/fall. :-)

    • Murdy
      Murdy commented
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      I've heard of people making a tea out of North American sumac, and it is described as lemony:


    #4
    That sounds like an interesting flavor profile: feta, maple syrup, sumac and pistachio. I'll have to give this a try!

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    • Henrik
      Henrik commented
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      Thanks! Yes, I spent a little time getting the flavors to work together, this combo was a winner.

    #5
    Now that's what I call "lekker". I almost only cook butternut this way. I sometimes halve it remove the pips score the neck and fill the cavity with chakalaka cover in foil then skin side down on the coals for the entire cook.

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    • smokin fool
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      10-4 on the halving, I fill with brown sugar and butter, spices depends what falls out of the cupboard.
      Again interesting combo of flavours, will give it a try

    #6
    Henrik interesting, looks like you served skin on? I usually skin, cube, and roast. Is the charred skin edible or it becomes more of a watermelon type of eat?

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    • Henrik
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      Yes, but with carving knives. The charred skin is not good for eating.

    #7
    That sure is purdy (after plating)!

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      #8
      Cool Henrik . We eat Butternut Squash all the time but not fixed like that. I'll have to try that after squash harvest in the fall. Thanks.

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