Squash And Cider Soup Food

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CIDER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a medium-size saucepan over low heat. Add the shallot, garlic and water. Cook until the shallot and garlic are softened, being careful not to let them burn, about 2 minutes. Add the squash and the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the squash is soft, about 20 minutes.
• Carefully pour the mixture into a blender jar. Holding the top down with a towel, blend until smooth. Add the cider, light sour cream and salt. Continue blending until well combined. Soup can be made ahead up to this point. Place in a clean saucepan over low heat until heated through. Season with additional salt if needed.
• Ladle the soup among 4 bowls. Garnish with the diced red apple and cracked black pepper. Serve immediately.

SQUASH AND CIDER SOUP

Steps:

• With a vegetable peeler, peel the squash from top to bottom. With a large, heavy knife, cut it in half lengthwise. Discard the seeds. Cut the two halves in half lengthwise, and then cut across to make large cubes. There should be about 4 cups.
• Swirl olive oil in the bottom of a large, heavy pot. Add onion and garlic, and cook slowly until soft, about 5 minutes. Add squash cubes, stock and 1 cup of cider. Cover, and cook over medium heat until the squash is very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Uncover, remove pot from heat and let rest 10 minutes. In a food processor, puree the mixture, in 2 batches if necessary. Return the mixture to the pot, and whisk in up to 1 cup of the remaining cider, thinning mixture to desired consistency. Season well with salt and pepper. Heat again until very hot, divide into 6 soup bowls and serve. (Soup can be made in advance and frozen, or refrigerated overnight and reheated before serving.)

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH CIDER CREAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy, large saucepan over medium high heat. Add squash, leeks, carrots and celery; saute until slightly softened, about 15 minutes.
• Mix in apples, thyme and sage.
• Add chicken stock and 1 cup cider and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until apples are tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Working batches, puree soup in blender.
• Return soup to pan. Boil remaining 1/2 cup cider in heavy, small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Cool.
• Place sour cream in small bowl and wisk in reducd cider.
• (Soup and cider cream can be made made 1 day ahad. Cover separately and refrigerate.).
• Bring soup to a simmer and serve with a dollop of cider cream.

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.

BUTTERNUT-CIDER BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot and saute the onion, carrot, and celery until the carrot and celery are soft and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the squash and thyme and saute until all of the vegetables are coated with oil, about 2 minutes. Add the stock and the 2 cups of cider and simmer until the squash is very soft, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Puree the mixture, in small batches, in a blender on medium speed until smooth and well blended. Place the pureed mixture into another pot and stir in either the cream, cider or stock to achieve the desired consistency. Add the salt and black pepper. Heat gently and serve.

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.

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.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH CIDER CREAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash, leeks, carrot and celery; sauté until slightly softened, about 15 minutes. Mix in apples, thyme and sage. Add stock and 1 cup cider and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until apples are tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, purée soup in blender. Return soup to pan. Boil remaining 1/2 cup cider in heavy small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Cool. Place sour cream in small bowl. Whisk in reduced cider. (Soup and cider cream can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer. Mix in whipping cream. Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with cider cream. Top with chives.

SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot (6 to 8 quarts), heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in apples; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove 1/2 cup apple mixture, and set aside for garnish.
• Stir cider, ginger, and 2 1/2 cups water into apple mixture in pot; bring to a boil. Stir in squash puree; cook until thawed, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat; simmer until mixture has thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon yogurt and 2 tablespoons of reserved apple mixture.

HUBBARD SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Slowly cook onions in butter, add the apples and cook until soft.
• Add squash and allow to sweat if necessary.
• Add broth to cover veggies and the sprig of rosemary.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove rosemary.
• Wisk the four and milk together and add to the pot and stir until the soup bubbles again for a minute.
• When all is soft and cooked through use your stick blender or regular blender to puree the soup smooth.
• Add curry to taste and serve.

CURRIED SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook 4 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in curry powder; cook and stir 1 min.
• Add squash, apples, broth and vinegar; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 25 to 30 min. or until squash and apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
• Process soup, in batches, in food processor until smooth. Return to saucepan. Add cream cheese; cook on medium-low heat 3 to 5 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and soup is heated through, stirring constantly with whisk.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE CIDER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add butternut squash, potatoes, apple, carrot, and celery to onion; pour in chicken broth and enough apple cider to cover vegetables. Bring mixture to a boil and cover pot. Reduce heat and simmer, adding more apple cider as needed, until vegetables are tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Blend vegetable mixture with an immersion blender until smooth; stir in cream, cinnamon, and cloves. Simmer until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Spoon soup into serving bowls; top each with about 1 tablespoon sour cream and a pinch of nutmeg.