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Butternut Squash Soup

Here's how you make Butternut Squash Soup
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  • Servings: 7
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 45m
  • The following recipe serves 7 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 to 8 bacon slices
  • 2 medium celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 3/4 pound Yukon Gold potatoes (two medium)
  • 2 medium Granny Smith apples (or large apples)
  • 1 whole (1 1/2 pound) butternut squash (peeled and seeded, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, 3 1/2 to 4 cups)
  • 2 cups reduced sodium chicken stock
  • 2 to 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon salt (I halved the amount to 1/2 teaspoon)
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Sour cream, for serving
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook the bacon strips in a 6-quart heavy pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally until crisp, then transfer paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon fat in the pot (finely dice the bacon when cool).

  • Step 2: Add the celery, carrots and onions to the pot, reduce the heat to low and cover the pot. Cook the vegetables, stirring occasionally, until softened but not brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook, uncovered, stirring for 1 minute.

  • Step 3: While the vegetables are cooking, peel and coarsely chop the potatoes. Peel, core and coarsely chop one apple.

  • Step 4: Add the chopped potatoes, apple, butternut squash, stock, 2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper to the pot. Simmer the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

  • Step 5: Purée the soup in four batches in a blender until smooth. Return the puréed soup to the cleaned pot and thin it with an additional 1/2 cup of water, if necessary. Heat the soup over low heat until warmed throughout then season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

  • Step 6: Cut the remaining apple into matchsticks then spoon the soup into bowls and garnish with a dollop of sour cream, then diced cooked bacon.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • A blender

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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