Starters & Light meals
Salt-baked butternut
2
Easy
5 minutes
1 hourI’ve always loved how baking food in salt retains all the succulence and flavour, so I decided I’d try it with butternut and – success! The curried butter adds warmth and comfort and bumps the whole dish up ten points.
Ingredients
Method
- 200 g salt
- 1 free-range egg white
- 1 medium butternut, washed and petted dry
- For the four-spice butter:
- 100 g butter
- 1 t garam masala
- 1 t hot curry powder
- 1 star anise
Method
Ingredients
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Mix the salt and egg white to make a thick paste. Cover the butternut in a layer of the paste and place on a baking tray.
3. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until soft when pierced with a knife or metal skewer.
4. To make the butter, melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the spices and fry gently in the butter until fragrant.
5. To serve, cut the baked butternut in half and dress with the butter.
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Photographs: Jan ras
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