Butternut Squash Soup
A classic English butternut squash soup with paprika, potato (prepared weight), chicken stock (see notes). Hearty, comforting and proper.
Ingredients
- 15 gm butter
- Β½ tspn paprika
- 100 gm onion (prepared weight)
- 1 tspn dried chives
- 150 gm butternut squash (prepared weight)
- salt to taste
- 85 gm potato (prepared weight)
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 300 ml chicken stock (see notes)
Method
- 1
Remove the skin of the squash with a sharp potato peeler, remove any seeds in the portion being used and cut into approx 1 inch cubes.
- 2
Peel the potato and cut into approx 1 inch cubes.
- 3
Chop the onion.
- 4
Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry the onion for , stirring regularly.
- 5
Add the butternut squash, potato, stock, paprika and chives, stir, bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for , stirring occasionally.
- 6
Blend until smooth.
- 7
Return to the heat, season to taste and heat through.
- 8
Serve with toast.