Solar Butternut Squash And Apple Soup Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Warm the butter, olive oil, onions, and curry powder in a large stockpot uncovered over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are tender. Stir occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pot.
• Peel the squash, cut in half, and remove the seeds. Cut the squash into chunks. Peel, quarter, and core the apples. Cut into chunks.
• Add the squash, apples, salt, pepper, and 2 cups of water to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes, until the squash and apples are very soft. Process the soup through a food mill fitted with a large blade, or puree it coarsely in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
• Pour the soup back into the pot. Add the apple cider or juice and enough water to make the soup the consistency you like; it should be slightly sweet and quite thick. Check the salt and pepper and serve hot.

NANCY'S BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour enough water into a baking dish to be about 3/4-inch deep. Lie squash halves into the water with the cut side facing up.
• Roast in preheated oven until a fork easily pierces through the flesh, 45 to 50 minutes; Remove from oven and flip squash; let cool enough to handle.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Saute shallots in hot butter until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour 3 to 5 cups chicken stock into the pot; stir. Add apples to the stock; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the apples are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Use a fork to scrape the flesh from the butternut squash, finishing with a spoon to get the last bits away from the skin; add to the simmering stock. Add remaining 3 cups stock to the pot, bring mixture to a simmer, and continue to cook until everything is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut butternut squash in half, peel and seed.
• Peel, core and coarsely chop the apples.
• Peel the onion and coarsely chop.
• Combine all these ingredients with the rosemary, marjoram, chicken broth, water, bread, salt and pepper in a heavy saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Puree the soup in a blender until smooth.
• (Do in several batches, not filling the blender more than a quarter full each time).
• Return the soup to the saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat.
• Just before serving, add the heavy cream.
• Serve hot with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley on top.

5-INGREDIENT APPLE-BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to a Dutch oven or large pot and heat over medium-high heat. Add half the squash and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bottom of the pot and some of the squash pieces are browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the squash to a bowl. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and uncooked squash to the pot with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally and deglazing the brown bits on the bottom of the pot with a splash of water and a wooden spoon if it looks like it's going to burn, about 4 minutes. Add the rest of the cooked squash back to the pot.
• Add the coconut milk and apples to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the squash is quite tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth, or transfer the squash and apple chunks with a slotted spoon to a blender to puree, then return the blended mixture to the pot and stir to combine. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
• Serve the soup topped with apple slices and big drizzles of olive oil.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot set over medium heat, melt the margarine. Add the onions and garlic and sauté until softened for about 7 minutes.
• Sprinkle the five spice powder over the onions, stir and cook 1 minute more. Tip: Five Spice Powder is used extensively in Chinese cooking and is available in Asian markets and most grocery stores.
• Add in the squash, apple, broth and juice. Increase the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar.
• Purée the soup, in batches, in a blender until smooth. Return soup to the pot and heat through before serving.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH APPLES AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Note: I used 1½ pounds of frozen cut up butternut squash. If you use frozen, just roast with the other vegetables for 45 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut squash in half, scoop out and discard the seeds, and brush the exposed flesh with half the olive oil.
• Peel and chop the onions into large chunks. Chop the carrots in half. Peel the garlic cloves.
• Toss the carrots, onions, and garlic with the rest of the oil.
• Place the carrots, garlic, and onions on a foil-lined baking sheet along with the squash, cut side down.
• Roast the vegetables for 45 minutes. Remove everything but the squash. Roast the squash for another 15 minutes.
• Peel the apples and cut them into large chunks. Peel and cut the potatoes into medium-sized chunks.
• Place them in the soup pot along with the broth and thyme.
• Add the scooped out flesh of the squash and the roasted vegetables and garlic. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Remove the thyme stems.
• Using a blender or food processor, puree the soup. Return it to the pot and reheat gently.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Note: (squash and apple should be at a 3 to 1 ratio).
• Combine butter, onion, celery, and carrot in large saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add squash, apple, and broth. Bring to boil.
• Simmer for 10 minutes or until squash is soft. Puree. Add spices to taste.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute butternut squash, leeks, carrots, and celery in hot butter until vegetables are softened, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Stir apples, thyme, and sage into the squash mixture; pour in chicken stock and cider. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover pot with a lid, and cook until vegetables and apples are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove soup from heat and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Pour soup 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. Return mixture to pot and season with salt to taste. Garnish individual servings with crumbled bacon.