How to prepare a butternut squash | Mindful Chef

Chef Kevin, shows us how to prepare a butternut squash two ways, using easy knife techniques, for diced squash and wedges.

00:08 - 00:11 Things you will need
The things you will need to prepare a butternut squash are:
Sharp knife
Speed peeler
spoon

00:12 - 00:17 Remove the skin from the butternut squash
Place your butternut squash on the chopping board and take the speed peeler in your dominant hand. Firmly hold the squash with your hand and use the speed peeler to take long strokes against the skin of the butternut squash. Once you have done one side of the vegetable, turn over to do the remaining side.

00:18 - 00:23 Cutting the butternut squash
Once all the outer skin is removed, you want to take your sharp knife and cut the top and bottom away from the vegetable. You then want to cut the vegetable in half width ways. A good indicator as to where to cut is just above where the butternut squash starts to go rounder. Taking the bottom half (the more rounded end), you want to cut this section in half again to reveal the seeds.

00:24 - 00:28 Scoop out the seeds
Using the spoon, grab half of the bottom section and begin to scoop out the seeds. Repeat this for the other half.

00:29 - 00:43 Cutting the butternut squash into wedges
Now you have scooped the seeds out, take your knife and trim the edge of the squash so that when placed flat on the chopping board it won’t move. Rotate the vegetable so it is portrait, and begin to cut lengthways with your knife. Ideally you want each section to be the same size.

00:44 - 00:50 Cutting the butternut squash into chunks
To cut the butternut squash into chunks, use the top half of the vegetable and place the bottom edge flat against the chopping board. You then want to use your knife and cut down into the squash, making even sections.

00:51 - 00:58 Preparing into chunks
Selecting one of the long sections just created, place it flat on the chopping board and slice lengthways. You then want to rotate the lengths and dice into chunks. Repeat this for each section.

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