Squash Soup With Gingery Butternut Food

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH CREAM SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Brush cut side of butternut squash with olive oil and place on a baking sheet, cut-side down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peel is crinkly and butternut squash is soft, about 40 minutes. Scrape flesh into a bowl with a spoon and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat and cook onions until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add squash flesh, 2 cups hot broth, and ginger. Season with ginger, curry, cumin, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors are well combined, about 15 minutes.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Add more hot broth for a thinner soup. Stir in cream and season to taste with sugar, apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper, and salt.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Oil baking sheet. Place squash, cut side down, on baking sheet. Bake until squash is very soft, about 50 minutes. Using paring knife, remove peel from squash; discard peel. Cut squash into 2-inch pieces. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-low heat. Mix in onion, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and cinnamon. Cover pot and cook until onion is tender, about 15 minutes. Add squash and 5 cups chicken broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Discard cinnamon.
• Working in batches, purée soup in blender. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate.) Return soup to pot. Season soup with salt and pepper. Bring to simmer, thinning soup with more broth if necessary. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, POTATO AND GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, ginger, nutmeg, garlic, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add the butternut squash and simmer until the potatoes and squash are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, discard the thyme and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill blender more than halfway full).
• Stir in the cream and reheat the soup if necessary, adjusting the consistency with water and seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
• Serve hot drizzled with more cream if using and a sprinkled with pepitas and thyme.

GINGERED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Place squash in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with 4-1/2 teaspoons oil; toss to coat. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 30 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until tender. Set aside. , In a soup kettle, saute onion in butter and remaining oil for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in the ginger, curry, salt and pepper; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in potatoes; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Cool slightly. , Stir in reserved squash. In a blender, puree soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan. Stir in milk; heat through. Garnish with sour cream if desired.

CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Peel the squash, using a sharp vegetable peeler. Cut it in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Cut in 1-inch chunks.
• Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it softens, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger root and cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add the diced squash, water and salt and bring to a simmer. Cook at a low simmer until the squash is tender enough to smash with a spoon, about 30 minutes.
• Puree the soup, either using an immersion blender or grinding it in several stages in a regular blender. The soup should be completely smooth and a little thicker than heavy cream. Ladle the soup through a strainer into a clean soup pot, discarding any bits of squash or ginger left behind.
• Heat the soup through once more and season to taste, adding salt first and then the vinegar. Add the vinegar one-half teaspoons at a time; it will take a little more than 1 tablespoons.
• To serve, stir the crème fraîche to loosen the texture. Ladle the soup into wide bowls and spoon 1 to 2 Tbsps. of crème fraîche in a decorative pattern onto each. Scatter a few toasted slivered almonds over the soup and serve immediately.

GINGER BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter or margarine in stock pot, and add onions. Sautee over medium heat until translucent.
• 2. Add ginger, garlic, and cubed butternut squash. Sautee a few more minutes until fragrant.
• 3. Add orange juice, and water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes, until the squash is tender.
• 4. With an immersion blender, puree until it is completely smooth and creamy.
• 5. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If it is too thick you may add more water.

SQUASH SOUP WITH GINGERY BUTTERNUT

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan, add the ginger, garlic and cumin and saute, stirring, until the garlic turns golden.
• Add the squash and water, bring to a simmer and cook until the squash is soft, about 20 minutes. Puree the mixture in a food processor, then pass through a sieve and return to the saucepan.
• Reheat, adding lemon and salt and pepper to taste. Thin with a little additional water if desired. Fold in the cilanto and serve.

BUTTERNUT GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• in a 3-quart saucepan, saute the squash, carrots, celery, onion, and ginger in the olive oil until tender.
• Add the vegetable broth and bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 40 minute stirring occasionally.
• Puree soup in a blender or food processor. Reheat on stove if necessary.
• Add salt to taste.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Place the prepared squash in a lightly greased oven proof dish.
• Dot with butter and sprinkle with ginger, brown sugar, salt & pepper.
• Cover and bake in a 350F for 45 minutes, uncover and place 8" from broiler to finish browning it for another 15 minutes or less - watch it doesn't get burnt.

CURRY GINGER BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• in a large pot heat oil.
• add ginger and garlic and cook until softened.
• add curry powder, stir for a few seconds.
• add mirin and reduce to 1/2 cup.
• add squash, stock, celery, bring to a boil.
• reduce heat to simmer and cook 20 minutes until tender.
• using an immersion blender puree soup until smooth (or puree in batches in a blender).
• pour through a sieve into a large bowl, discarding solids.
• add chile sauce, salt, pepper and orange juice concentrate.
• add a spoonful of yogurt to each serving and garnish with parsley.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH GINGER AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Cut and peel butternut squash into 1 inch cubes then cook in a steamer basket in a medium size saucepan until tender. Set aside to cool.
• Puree steamed squash in a blender or food processor until smooth and free of lumps.
• Pour the puree into a larger saucepan and add the 2 Cups of chicken broth and stir until creamy and smooth. Add the minced ginger and maple syrup and bring to a boil for 3 minutes and then simmer until flavors have blended together.
• Pour into serving bowls and have with your favorite snack crackers or a sandwich.