Recipe 3 – Chayote Squash & Cheese

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I really enjoy this dish, and have been making it now at home, though without the cheese.

Ingredients

chayote squash – mine are about 10oz each – so for this recipe say 2

green onions – 6

1 small garlic clove – smashed

salt and pepper

1/4 cup grated cheese

1/4 cup fresh curd – this is a very, very dry and hard curd in Bhutan

2 tablespoons vegetable oil to saute

Recipe

  1. Peel and core the squash. Slice very thinly.
  2. Clean the green onions and cut into 1″ pieces. Avoid the very dark green ends.
  3. Heat the oil to med-high and add the squash.
  4. Saute for a couple of minutes and add the salt and pepper. Note: Bhutanese tend to under salt, and this is a good way to go. Most especially if you will use cheese.
  5. When 1/2 done (still crisp) add the grated cheese & fresh curd (if you are using).
  6. Continue to cook until the cheese melts. Then stir gently.
  7. Add the onions and saute 1 more minute.
  8. Add the small garlic clove (smashed). Saute 1 minute more.