Recipe - Orange-Glazed Squash With Sesame

2 cup Orange juice
Three fourths cup Hoisin sauce*
2 lg Garlic cloves; minced
One half teaspoon Chinese fivespice powder**
2 teaspoon Minced peeled fresh ginger
3 Acorn squash; each cut into
8
; wedges, seeded (1
; 1/2pound)
3 tablespoon Oriental sesame oil
1 cup Chopped green onions
2 One half teaspoon Toasted sesame seeds

Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Boil over medium heat
until reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 30 minutes. Pour into bowl. Mix in
ginger. Cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

Preheat oven to 400F. Place squash on baking sheet. Brush squash on all
sides with sesame oil. Turn squash, 1 cut side down, and bake 15 minutes.
Turn squash, skin side down. Brush squash with some hoisin mixture. Bake
until tender and well glazed, brushing occasionally with some hoisin
mixture, about
50 minutes.

Preheat broiler. Generously baste squash with hoisin mixture. Sprinkle with
salt. Broil until bubbling, about 2 minutes. Baste with any remaining
hoisin mixture. Sprinkle with onions and sesame seeds.

*Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some
supermarkets.

**Chinese fivespice powder is available in the spice section of most
supermarkets.

Makes 12