Delicata Browned Butter Crepes

Name: Delicata Browned Butter Crepes
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 3 large eggs, beaten; 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature; 2 tablespoons browned butter (see Note); 5 Delicata squash (1 pound total); 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 2 tablespoons pecan pieces, toasted, plus more for serving; 1 tablespoon Bourbon; 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons browned butter (see Note)

December 9, 2011

Toasted pecans and browned butter give these delicate crepes a deep nuttiness. Delicata are small squash and I usually plan on one per person plus one extra when I serve them. This is a nice dish for dinner parties because the components can be made ahead of time and assembled right before dinner.

Cooks' Note

To make browned butter, heat 3 tablespoons unsalted butter in a small pan over medium-high heat until the foaming subsides and it has become slightly browned. Keep an eye on it so it does not burn. You will have about 2 tablespoons browned butter.

Recipe notes

Vodka Gochujang Pasta

This pasta has some really big energy about it. It’s so extra, it’s the type of thing you should be eating in your bikini while drinking a magnum of rosé, not in Hebden Bridge (or wherever you live), but on a beach on Mykonos.

Eggplant Roasted in Satay Sauce

Among the top tier of sauces is Indonesian satay sauce, because it is the embodiment of joy and life. In fact, this sauce is also trustworthy and highly respectful of whatever it comes into contact with—perhaps it is, in fact, the perfect friend?

Caramelized Onion Pasta

Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.

Baked Butter Paneer

I should address the awkward truth that I don’t use butter here but cream instead. You could, if you’re a stickler for tradition (and not a heretic like me), add a big slab of butter to the finished curry.

Our Favorite French Onion Soup

Caramelized onions, melty Gruyère, and a deeply savory broth deliver the kind of comfort that doesn’t need improving.

White Bean Turkey Chili

A dash of cocoa powder adds depth and richness to the broth of this easy turkey chili.

Tater Tots Tossed in Date Butter

Put these out at a gathering, and we guarantee you’ll be hearing rave reviews for a long time.

Smothered Italian Sausage

This is what I call a fridge-eater recipe. The key here is getting a nice sear on the sausage and cooking the tomato down until it coats the sausage and vegetables well.