Orange-glazed Squash With Sesame

The night dews of affliction and disappointment may fall thickly upon it – the storms of sorrow may beat heavily against it – the winds of adversity may howl fearfully around it – but, like those fabled lamps of which we read, that, century after century, illumined the sepulchers of the east – burning with calm and steady light, amid the desolation of all earthly things – unchanged and unextinguishable; so does this joy – this living spark struck off from the great source of light and life – outlive all deaths, all changes, until it accompanies the freed spirit of the believer in whom it dwells, back to those abodes of joy from whence it came.

John MacDuff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Asian	November 19	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Orange juice
3/4	c	Hoisin sauce
2		Garlic cloves, minced
1/2	t	Chinese five-spice powder*
2	t	Minced peeled fresh ginger
3		Acorn squash, each cut into
		wedges seeded 1
		1/2-pound
3	T	Oriental sesame oil
1	c	Chopped green onions
2 1/2	t	Toasted sesame seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

8
Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Boil over  medium
heat until reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 30 minutes. Pour into  bowl.
Mix in ginger. Cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
Preheat oven to 400F. Place squash on baking sheet. Brush squash on
all sides with sesame oil. Turn squash, 1 cut side down, and bake 15
minutes. Turn squash, skin side down. Brush squash with some hoisin
mixture. Bake until tender and well glazed, brushing occasionally  with
some hoisin mixture, about 50    minutes.  Preheat broiler. Generously
baste squash with hoisin mixture.  Sprinkle with salt. Broil until
bubbling, about 2 minutes. Baste with  any remaining hoisin mixture.
Sprinkle with onions and sesame seeds.  *Available at Asian markets and
in the Asian foods section of some  supermarkets.  **Chinese five-spice
powder is available in the spice section of most  supermarkets.  Makes
12 servings.  Bon Appetit November 1999  Converted by MC_Buster.  Per
serving: 818 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (5% calories from  fat);
17g Protein; 197g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 63mg Sodium  Food
Exchanges: 9 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 4  Fruit; 1/2
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

A Message from our Provider:

“Gratitude produces deep, abiding joy because we know that God is working in us, even through difficulties.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1241 Calories From Fat: 111 Total Fat: 12.7g Cholesterol: 5.8mg Sodium: 3161.9mg Potassium: 6034.9mg Carbohydrates: 280.8g Fiber: 29.3g Sugar: 96.4g Protein: 23.4g