Smoked Butternut Squash
A butternut squash is split in half, cleaned, scored and seasoned before being smoked for three hours.
Ingredients
- butternut squash about two pounds
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cut the butternut squash in half lengthwise
- Use a spoon to scoop the seeds from each half of the squash
- Use a paring knife to score the surface of the squash
- Brush the surface of the squash with olive oil
- Combine the dry rub ingredients and season the surface of the squash
- Set your smoker to 250F using hickory
- Smoke the squash, skin side down, for 2.5 to 3 hours until probe tender.
Notes
This is a great side dish to cook along with a slab of ribs or any other large protein that takes a while to cook in you smoker.
The squash takes up a lot of smoke so some folks will want to loosely tent the squash with aluminum foil after 90 minutes for a milder smoke flavor.