A Delicious Squash Soup Recipe

A few weeks back I visited my parents. They cooked my fiance and I a great slap up meal, three courses, the lot. The starter was particually good – squash soup. This was the first time I had ever tried squash soup so I asked my mother for the recipe. She was reluctant to give it to me at first because she knew I’d immediately publish it online (and guess what… she was right!)

This is what you will need from the supermarket:

3 lbs. of butternut squash, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, 1 large onion, 3 tablespoons butter, 4 cups of chicken stock (or vegetable stock, whichever one you prefer), 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper

Firstly, we need to get the squash ready. Using a normal potato peeler, remove the skin. Then cut the squash in half and using a large spoon remove all the seeds from inside the squash. Now simply chop the squash up into fairly big pieces for later.

Once the squash is prepared take the onion and garlic and dice into small pieces. Get a pan and preheat with a medium heat. Once warm, add the butter and as it melts cover the bottom of the pan. As the butter melts put the onion in the pan and cook them for 5 minutes. Now add the garlic and cinnamon to the pan and mix well for around 30 seconds. Add in the squash and stock, put the lid on the pan and leave cooking for another 25-30 minutes.

After 25-30 minutes check the mixture – the butternut squash should now be well cooked. Now blend the mixture well, add some syrup for a treat, maybe add some cream (unless you’re on a diet) and blend some more. Make sure it’s nice and smooth before serving in separate dishes.

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