Vegetable marrow is back in season

[Morning Glory]

The poor much maligned marrow... also known as Summer squash. Its derided by chefs as being watery and tasteless. But I absolutely adore it - to me it has a delicate and fragrant flavour and I much prefer it to it brash grassy cousin the courgette. The great thing is that it soaks up other flavours and if you put it in a spicy sauce and cook it for 20 mins or so it won't disintegrate into a mush.

I know I'm not entirely alone here because I believe @Herbie loves marrow too.

Here is my first recipe this season - Monkfish & Marrow Curry. I'll post the recipe later:

 

[Herbie]

I know I'm not entirely alone here because I believe @Herbie loves marrow too.View attachment 31608

I certainly do. I was just looking at a marrow chutney recipe yesterday. We had steamed marrow and peas with grilled salmon and a herb/oil/lemon dressing on Sunday.

I've not tried it in curry. Maybe this weekend after I've tried one of the pancake recipes I've selected for this month's challenge.

 

[Morning Glory]

We had steamed marrow and peas with grilled salmon and a herb/oil/lemon dressing on Sunday.

That sounds lovely - steaming is a good way to cook it. You must try curry - it really does stand up to spice IMHO.

 

[rascal]

I must have had a bad experience with marrow as a young un. I don't mind courgettes though! We grow them.

Russ

 

[Morning Glory]

I must have had a bad experience with marrow as a young un. I don't mind courgettes though! We grow them.

Russ

You probably did. If its overcooked it becomes an insipid watery mushy thing. Cooking in a sauce is the way to go.

 

[GadgetGuy]

The poor much maligned marrow... also known as Summer squash. Its derided by chefs as being watery and tasteless. But I absolutely adore it - to me it has a delicate and fragrant flavour and I much prefer it to it brash grassy cousin the courgette. The great thing is that it soaks up other flavours and if you put it in a spicy sauce and cook it for 20 mins or so it won't disintegrate into a mush.

I know I'm not entirely alone here because I believe @Herbie loves marrow too.

Here is my first recipe this season - Monkfish & Marrow Curry. I'll post the recipe later:

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Looks a little like rattatulie!!

 

[rascal]

You probably did. If its overcooked it becomes an insipid watery mushy thing. Cooking in a sauce is the way to go.

No doubt you're right.

Russ