Is It Soup Yet?
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o matter how lazy a day I've had, I always feel productive if I've at least cooked one thing. Today it was a simple butternut squash soup, but the simplest things can be the most satisfying.
To make this soup, sauté an onion, a carrot, and a celery rib in olive oil with a bit of salt and hot pepper until tender. Add a pound of butternut squash, half a pound of potato, and 3.5 cups of liquid (water or broth) and simmer until tender. I like to garnish with a dollop of sour cream or stir in cream for a cooling contrast.
Do you cook/steam the squash first? I have one I need to use.
Posted by: Afsal | January 15, 2008 8:37 AM
Afsal: Yes, you can roast it in the oven (halve it lengthwise and roast cut side down) with a bit of olive oil and salt until it's tender enough to scoop out with a spoon, or you can put it in the soup raw and it will cook with the potato.
To peel it raw, lay the squash down on the cutting board and cut off the neck. Then stand the neck up and slice the peel off downwards, and repeat with the butt part. Then slice the butt in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds with a spoon, and cut into chunks from there.
Posted by: Satya | January 15, 2008 8:59 AM