Gem Squash with Sweetcorn & Butter
Serves 6 10 min prep 25 min cook

Tender gem squash filled with buttery sweetcorn — uncomplicated South African family-table food.
Ingredients
- 3 gem squash, halved and seeded
- 300 g sweetcorn kernels
- 40 g butter
- 1 tsp sugar, optional
- salt and black pepper to taste
Method
- Boil or steam the gem squash until tender.
- Heat the sweetcorn with half the butter.
- Season the corn.
- Fill each squash cavity generously with sweetcorn.
- Top with the remaining butter and serve.