[wallawalla]

I need a good Chayote Squash Recipe!!! Never cooked Chayote before help someone!

[juangoodman]

My mom would just steam cook them. She would server them just like a baked potato, butter, sour cream, chives, pepper....mash them or just slice them in half. Usually she would slice them. Good luck!

[packetstar]

Slices, brushed with olive oil and grilled is great. I also like stuffed chayote, here a good recipe...

Ingredients
3 chayote squash
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno or other hot pepper , seeded and minced
4 roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/2 cup grated parmesan or mozzerella cheese
1 lb. soyrizo (soy based meatless "chorizo")
-You can use meaty chorizo is you want to
3 TB vegetable oil

Directions
Cut the chayote in half lengthwise, remove the seed.
Cook the squash covered in lightly salted water until tender-crisp,
about 25 minutes. Drain, then scoop out most of the inside,
leaving a 1/4 inch or so in the shell. Set shells aside and chop up
the removed squash. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat the oil in a
skillet. Saute the onion until soft. Add the chorizo, garlic and
hot peppers, cook over medium heat until hot (or until the meat is cooked
if you use meaty chorizo). Add the tomatoes, oregano, cumin, and reserved
chopped chayote. Combine well. Put the mixture into the reserved
chayote shells. Sprinkle with cheese. Set in baking dish and bake
15 to 20 minutes at 325.


peace

[shecky7]

I was driving back from baja sur thru Guerrero Negro and stopped at a small truckstop. Really a tiny house with a dining area built off the kitchen.
The lady made the best choyote squash stew with some other stuff in it.
Kind of like this recipe.

Caldo De Res (A Mexican Beef -Vegetable Soup) Recipe #223546

If I were feeling sick and run-down, while living in Mexico, I would have my housekeeper fix up a batch of Caldo de Res. This would fix me right up. Most people ate this with tortillas but she would always serve this with some Mexican cornbread baked in a cast-iron skillet. Makes my mouth water just thinking of this!
by Witch Doctor
2½ hours | 1 hour prep

SERVES 4 -6

2 lbs beef shank, bone-in
1 medium white onion, finely diced
1 cup chopped onion, for garnish
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon pepper
12 ounces beef stock
12 ounces stewed tomatoes
4 ears corn
4 baking potatoes, unpeeled
2 chayotes (may substitute zucchini)
6 carrots
1/4 cup chopped cilantro, plus extra for garnish
water
1 head cabbage
1 lime or lemon, cut into wedges
corn tortilla, for garnish
sliced jalapeno, for garnish
Chop the beef shank into large chunks, keeping some attached to the bone.
Sauté the beef chunks with the chopped onions, salt, and pepper.
After the beef is browned, add the beef stock and the stewed tomatoes.
Bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer just below the boiling point for about one hour, until the beef is “spoon tender”.
Wash the vegetables thoroughly, then cut each ear of corn and each potato into quarters.
Cut equivalent chunks of carrots and chayote (if zucchini is used, keep pieces bigger as they will cook faster than chayote).
Add the vegetables to the soup.
Chop ¼ cup of cilantro and add it to the mixture, then add water to cover the vegetables and bring the mixture to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes.
Cut the cabbage into ½ and then into thirds, leaving the stem of the cabbage intact.
Wedge the cabbage chunks into the mixture and simmer for 10 more minutes.
Serve, making sure each bowl contains chunks of all the vegetables.

[wallawalla]

Thank you folks for the recipes!! Anymore out there?

[TastyBuds]

not really a recipe but i bought some before and just diced up with some onions and spices and scrambled it up on some eggs.

[babykush]

Originally Posted by juangoodman

My mom would just steam cook them. She would server them just like a baked potato, butter, sour cream, chives, pepper....mash them or just slice them in half. Usually she would slice them. Good luck!

My Mom Does It almost the same But She puts the Chayote to stem with butter then she ads Cottage Cheese on top with a little Soy Sauce