Squid ink pasta tossed with sage brown butter and served in a baked pumpkin.
Okay, I know.
This is one of those weird ones.
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But if you are looking for something spooky and delicious for Halloween, squid ink pasta is perfect.
Pair it with a bright orange pumpkin, and you are set!
What Is Squid Ink Pasta?
Naturally black squid ink pasta.Elise Bauer
Have you ever had squid ink pasta?
It’s pasta that has been flavored (and naturally colored) with jet black squid ink.
In which case you will go to great lengths to obtain and consume it.
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Squid ink pasta is absolutely delicious!
Like, don’t-bother-me, leave-me-alone-while-I-savor-this, wow-this-is-good, delicious.
As for the specific taste?
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(How’s that for an explanation?)
you’ve got the option to use either brown or white sugar, or skip it all together.
Slice off the top quarter of each pumpkin and scoop out the insides.
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(Save the seeds to maketoasted pumpkin seeds.)
Sprinkle the insides of the pumpkins with salt and sugar.
Prepare the pasta water while the pumpkins are cooking.
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Bring a large pot of well salted water (it should taste like the sea) to a boil.
When the pumpkins are cooked remove them from the oven to a serving dish or plates.
While the pasta is cooking, prepare the brown butter sauce.
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Heat the butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
Remove any whole sage leaves you are using for garnish.
Browned butter can easily turn to blackened butter, which is not the flavor you want for this recipe.
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Toss the pasta with the brown butter.
Splash a little cider vinegar over it.
Taste for salt, it will likely need a bit more, especially if you’ve used unsalted butter.
Add more if needed.
Serve the pasta in the baked pumpkin shells.
Garnish with reserved whole sage leaves that you had cooked with the sliced sage in the butter.
