This dish may not seem to contain very many ingredients but it does provide your vegetarian guests with a very hearty meal. If you are having problems finding Acorn Squash you can use a butternut squash instead.
Ingredients
3 Acorn Squash
790gram Can Of Vegetarian Baked Beans
4 Tablespoons Barbecue Sauce
2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
4 Tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar
3 Tablespoons Butter Or Margarine
240grams Hickory Wood Chips Soaked In Water For 1 Hour Before Then Being Drained
Instructions
1. Take each squash and cut in half along its width. Then slice around ¼ inch off the rounded endof the squash so that they are able to sit upright. Now scrap all the seeds out using a spoon and throw away.
2. Now into a bowl place the baked beans, barbecue sauce, maple syrup and brown sugar andmix well together. Once this is done you divide the mixture into six equal portions and place one portion into each half of the squash. Then top each with ½ tablespoon of butter or margarine.
3. Next turn on the barbecue and place the grill at least 6 inches above the heat source. If you areusing a charcoal barbecue to cook the food on then the soaked wood chips can be placed directly on to the charcoal just before cooking of the squash begins. However if you are using a gas barbecue the wood chips need to be placed in either a smoke box or pouch. Also you mustn’t start cooking the squash on your gas barbecue until the box or pouch starts to produce smoke.
4. Once the barbecue is ready place the squash on the grill, which you can lightly oil first toprevent them from sticking and close the lid. Leave the squash to cook until the feel soft to the touch and the filling inside each one has turned brown in color and is starting to bubble. You will find that the squash will need about an hour to cook. As soon as the squash is cooked serve to your guests immediately.
