Crookneck Yellow Squash Recipes

SKILLET CROOKNECK SQUASH AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt ghee in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add squash, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 more minutes.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve warm, garnished with fresh parsley.

CROOKNECK SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 1 quart casserole dish.
• Alternate slices of the squash and tomatoes in the prepared casserole dish, and sprinkle with green onions. Mix the vinegar, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl, and drizzle over the vegetables.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash is tender. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

MY FIRST YELLOW CROOKNECK SQUASH FRIED

Steps:

• slice squash into 1/8 in slices.
• chop onion scapes and basil together.
• crack egg into bowl add milk.
• add in onion, basil, squash and turn to cover.
• in the paper bag, add flour, corn meal, cheese, salt, and pepper (if you like spicey you can add in hot peppers, red peppers, ).
• shake, shake, shake.
• put into med hot skillet with butter and oil and fry up, turn when edges are turning brown.
• at this point sprinkle with remaining parm cheese.
• take out and lay on a plate lined with paper towels to drain sprinkle with additional parm cheese or ther heat as you choose.

CROOKNECK YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Cook squash with onion until tender in a very little salted, boiling water.
• Mix the American cheese and eggs into a white sauce.
• Drain squash and combine with white sauce.
• Turn into a greased baking dish; sprinkle with crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes until browned.

CROOKNECK SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slice squash.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt to a pot of water and bring to a simmer. Add squash slices and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Drain.
• Put squash in a bowl and add 4 tablespoons butter. Gently blend in sour cream, Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, green onions, sugar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Transfer to a round casserole dish. Top with bread crumbs and dot with remaining 3 tablespoons butter.
• Cook in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

PAN-FRIED CROOKNECK SQUASH

Steps:

• Add enough canola oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet. Heat over medium to medium-high heat.
• Slice squash. Sprinkle slices with salt, then roll in cornmeal to coat.
• Add all squash slices to the hot oil and allow to fry for 5 minutes without turning. Turn and continue to fry, flipping every so often, until crispy and golden brown on both sides, 10 to 15 more minutes. Serve immediately.