Stewed Squash

also called squash and onions · stewed yellow squash · smothered squash · fried squash

The table

Cook this down further than looks right. Squash carries a great deal of water and the side is meant to be soft and faintly sweet, not a pan of steamed coins in a puddle.
3 Tbs(42 g)unsalted buttermelt the fatsweat 8 minstew covered 25 minmash rough, butter through
1 Tbs(14 g)bacon fat
1 large(sliced thin)yellow onion
2 lb(900 g; sliced in coins)yellow summer squash
1 tspkosher salt
1/2 tspblack pepper
1/2 tspgranulated sugar
1 Tbs(14 g)unsalted butter
Stir a sleeve of crushed crackers and a beaten egg through what is left bake it half an hour it becomes the squash casserole printed two lines down the same list
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.10 things to get out.

Pans and tools

Before anything else

2melt the fat

3sweat 8 min

goes in with what step 2 made

4stew covered 25 min

goes in with what step 3 made

5mash rough, butter through

goes in with what step 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 33 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
8 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 8 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 45 min.

  1. melt the fat

    not timedfrom the start

  2. sweat 8 min

    8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  3. stew covered 25 min

    25 minwalk away8 min in

  4. mash rough, butter through

    not timed33 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

You'll need skillet

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See how it is written
>> title: Stewed Squash
>> category: Vegetables & Sides
>> tags: summer squash, onion, southern, stew, side
>> counters: Meat and Three
>> aka: squash and onions, stewed yellow squash, smothered squash, fried squash
>> servings: 6
>> time: 45 min
>> pairs-with: fried-chicken, creamed-corn, green-beans
>> step.1: Cook this down further than looks right. Squash carries a great deal of water and the side is meant to be soft and faintly sweet, not a pan of steamed coins in a puddle.
>> step.2: melt the fat
>> step.3: sweat 8 min
>> step.4: stew covered 25 min
>> step.5: mash rough, butter through

Cook this down further than looks right. Squash carries a great deal of water and the side is meant to be soft and faintly sweet, not a pan of steamed coins in a puddle.

Melt @unsalted butter{3%Tbs}(42 g), @bacon fat{1%Tbs}(14 g) in a #skillet{}.

Sweat @&(~1)fat{} with @yellow onion{1%large}(sliced thin) for ~sweat{8%min}.

Stew @&(~1)softened onion{} covered with @yellow summer squash{2%lb}(900 g; sliced in coins), @kosher salt{1%tsp}, @black pepper{1/2%tsp}, @granulated sugar{1/2%tsp} for ~stew{25%min}.

Mash @&(~1)stewed squash{} roughly against the side of the pan with @unsalted butter{1%Tbs}(14 g).

Stir a sleeve of crushed crackers and a beaten egg through what is left, bake it half an hour, and it becomes the squash casserole printed two lines down the same list.