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RECIPE: Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
Now that the chill's coming back, put on a big pot of this velvety butternut squash-apple soup.
RECIPE: Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
We were really enjoying this fall weather, all crisp air and pleasant breezes, but that was before the Indian summer intruded on our autumn weekend. Now that the chill's coming back, put on a big pot of this velvety butternut squash-apple soup. It makes use of two of fall's favorite crops and hums with fragrant, warming spices like smoked paprika, curry powder and five spice.
Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
(Serves 12)
Go Get This:
1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed
2 apples, peeled and cubed
1 medium onion, sliced
1 jalapeno, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 qt. vegetable or chicken stock
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp. tomato paste
2 tsp. smoked paprika
2 tsp. Chinese five spice
2 tsp. curry powder
Salt and pepper, to taste
Now Do This:
Start by warming olive oil and 1 tbsp. butter over medium heat in a deep stock pot. Add the onions, jalapeno and garlic and sweat for 10 minutes. Add 1 tsp. each of smoked paprika, five spice and curry powder, plus tomato paste and salt and pepper to taste. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
Add apples and butternut squash to the pot, stirring to coat with spices. Season with salt and pepper and deglaze with cider vinegar. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
Add the stock and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer and cook 30 to 40 minutes, or until squash is tender.
When the squash is cooked, add the remaining teaspoons of spices, cream, butter and salt and pepper to taste. Cool.
When soup is cool, puree with an immersion blender (or with a standard blender, working in batches).
Serve immediately or store in quart containers, in the fridge for a week or freezer indefinitely.
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