How to Make Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
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This is a pleasant, spicy, warm soup just right for a chilly autumn day. This soup can also be served cold with a little heavy cream swirled in. It will keep in your refrigerator for a week and if frozen can last a least a month.
Ingredients
- Medium size Butternut Squash
- 2 Large carrots
- 1 Medium red onion (any kind will do), finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Red Chili pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 4-5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- Fresh ground pepper
- Sea salt
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Steps
- Peel squash and cut in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds (keep them for roasting) and cut the squash into 1/2 inch cubes.
- Peel and chop carrots into pieces about the same size as the squash.
- Sweat onion and garlic over a medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, or until translucent.
- Add the squash and carrots to the onion and garlic mixture and cook for another 10 minutes to soften the vegetables.
- Add sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
- Add thyme, chile peppers and stock, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Check seasoning, and puree in a food processor or blender a little at a time, making sure to allow for steam to escape.
- Garnish with Parmesan Cheese and serve with your favorite bread or rolls.
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Tips
- For a different flair, cut up a Granny Smith or other tart apple and add it with the vegetables.
- Garnish with roasted almonds or roasted butternut squash seeds. Roast almonds or seeds in olive oil over a medium heat. Be careful with seeds as they will pop. Just before they are done sprinkle some brown sugar on them, then cook for 2 minutes to caramelize the sugar.
Warnings
- Make sure that you allow for the steam to escape while pureeing. Keep your hands away from the steam release.
- Roasting the seeds will make them pop and jump right out of the pan, and they are hot so beware.
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