Peters Butternut Squash Soup Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP II

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot, and cook the onion, celery, carrot, potatoes, and squash 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Pour in enough of the chicken stock to cover vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 40 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender.
• Transfer the soup to a blender, and blend until smooth. Return to pot, and mix in any remaining stock to attain desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

PUREED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, and squash; cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in 4 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer until squash is tender, 20 minutes.
• Puree soup in 2 batches. When blending hot foods, allow the heat to escape to prevent splattering. Remove the cap from the hole of the blender's lid, and cover with a dish towel. Stir in juice and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Serve hot, with sour cream, pepper, and pumpkin seeds, if desired.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut side down in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 40-50 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly; scoop out flesh and set aside., In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the curry, garlic, ginger and salt; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, pears and squash. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Cool slightly., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Return all to the pan; add cream and heat through. Top with balsamic vinegar and chives if desired.

PETER'S BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy 3-to 4-quart stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the leeks and a pinch of salt. With a wooden spoon, turn the leeks over in the oil a few times. Reduce the heat to low, add the ginger and garlic, cover, and cook gently for 15 minutes.
• Make a bouquet garni by tying together with kitchen twine or wrapping in cheesecloth the celery leaves, sage, cinnamon stick, and cloves.
• Add the bouquet garni to the pot. Then add the squash, apple cider, and the stock. Raise the heat, and bring the soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to as low as possible, and simmer, covered, for 30 to 40 minutes, until the squash crushes easily against the side of the pot when pressed with a wooden spoon.
• Remove the bouquet garni, and pass the soup through a food mill or puree using an immersion blender. Season with pepper. Swirl in butter if using.
• Serve the soup garnished with a pinch of cinnamon and a sprinkle of parsley.

RED PEPPER, SQUASH & HARISSA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put all the veg on a large baking tray and toss together with rapeseed oil, garlic cloves in their skins, ground coriander, ground cumin and some seasoning. Roast for 45 mins, moving the veg around in the tray after 30 mins, until soft and starting to caramelise. Squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins. Tip everything into a large pan. Add the chicken or vegetable stock, harissa paste and double cream. Bring to a simmer and bubble for a few mins. Blitz the soup in a blender, check the seasoning and add more liquid if you need to. Serve swirled with extra cream and harissa.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & SAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the oil and butter in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole. Add the onions and sage, and gently cook until really soft - about 15 mins. Tip in the squash and cook for 5 mins, stirring. Add the honey and stock, bring to a simmer and cook until the squash is tender.
• Let the soup cool a bit so you don't burn yourself, then whizz until really smooth with a hand blender, or in batches in a blender. Season to taste, adding a drop more stock or water if the soup is too thick. Reheat before serving, sprinkled with chives and cracked black pepper.