Jacks Garden Fresh Butternut Squash Soup Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH A KICK

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, ginger, and jalapeno pepper; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 7 minutes. Add the butternut squash and chicken broth, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the squash is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the evaporated milk, coconut milk, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes more. Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth, and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot. Ladle into bowls, and garnish with sour cream and thyme to serve.

CHEF JOHN'S ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Drizzle olive oil into large roasting pan. Add onion, carrots, garlic cloves, and a pinch of salt. Toss until coated in oil. Place squash halves flesh side up on the chopped vegetables. Sprinkle squash with additional salt.
• Roast in preheated oven until squash is tender and easily pierced with the tip of a knife, about 1 hour. Allow vegetables to cool a bit.
• Melt butter over medium heat. Butter will foam, and start to turn a golden brown. Reduce heat to low. When butter turns from golden to a light, nutty brown, remove pan from heat and immediately add sage leaves. Stir to infuse the butter with sage.
• Scoop out squash flesh and place in roasting pan with roasted chopped vegetables. Transfer mixture into large stock pot. Stir in chicken broth, brown sage butter, and maple syrup. Place pot over high heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; slowly simmer to blend flavors, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend until very smooth with an immersion blender, 3 or 4 minutes. Pass mixture through a strainer to remove any remaining fibrous bits.
• If soup seems too thick, add a few tablespoons of water or chicken broth. Stir in apple cider vinegar, a pinch of salt (or to taste), and cayenne pepper. Garnish servings of soup with a dollop of creme fraiche and chopped chives.

BISTRO GARDEN BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Cut squash in halves.
• Clean and roast at 450 degrees until very tender, about 1 hour.
• Scoop out flesh with spoon and set aside.
• In large soup pot, saute onions in 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat until tender.
• Add leek and squash and cook 5 minutes.
• Add chicken stock, sugar, curry powder, cumin, salt and white pepper to taste.
• Place soup mixture in blender, a batch at a time, blending until smooth, and return to pot.
• Blend last batch with 1 tablespoon butter and cream.
• Return to remaining soup, stirring, and heat through.
• Adjust seasoning and thickness.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds and place cut side down on a baking sheet.
• Roast the squash for 40-45 minutes or until it is very tender.
• Allow squash to cool.
• While the squash is roasting,saute the onion and ginger in the butter over a medium heat until the onion is translucent and soft.
• Add the broth, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Scoop the cooled squash from the skin.
• Place half the squash and half the broth in a blender, puree until smooth.
• Repeat with the other half of the squash and broth.
• If needed, add water to achieve the desired consistency.
• Return the soup to the sauce pan and reheat.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• If desired, garnish each serving with a spoonful of sour cream.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish and set aside.
• Combine squash, white sugar, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, nutmeg and eggs in a large bowl and stir well.
• Spoon into baking dish and top with marshmallows.
• Combine brown sugar, flour and butter in a small bowl and mix until crumbly.
• Sprinkle topping over marshmallows.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and marshmallows are lightly browned.

PEPPER JACK SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; saute until softened, about 6 minutes. Add squash, chicken broth, and marjoram. Reduce heat to low. Simmer soup until squash begins to soften, about 20 minutes. Stir in cream cheese until melted.
• Pour soup into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour back into the pot.
• Stir Cheddar cheese blend, pepper Jack cheese, and cornstarch together in a large bowl until cheese is coated. Mix into the soup and simmer until well blended, about 5 minutes. Add half-and-half; mix until smooth.

CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH FRESH GINGER AND QUINOA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon butter and olive oil together in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken broth, butternut squash, ginger, and cumin to onion and simmer over medium heat until squash is very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Pour squash mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Season soup with salt and pepper.
• Bring salted water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir 1 tablespoon butter into cooked quinoa and season with salt. Spoon quinoa into soup.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH JACK-O-TOTS

Steps:

• Place potato and butternut squash in saucepan and cover with 1 inch of water. Bring to boil and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a heatproof bowl and mash. Stir in cheese, flour, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper.
• Spread breadcrumbs evenly in a shallow dish or baking sheet. Form mixture into patties, about 3-inches across and scant 1/2-inch thick. Freeze 15 minutes. Using a sharp knife, cut Jack O'Lantern faces in each patty. Place in breadcrumbs and turn to coat both side.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium. Cook patties, 2 to 3 at a time for two minutes per side until golden brown, flipping gently with an offset spatula. Replace oil between batches to prevent scorching. Serve immediately.