Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Pepitas
Ingredients:
2 to 2-1/2 pounds butternut squash
2 teaspoons sunflower oil
1 onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
4 cups low fat milk or stock
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cumin
pinch allspice
2 tablespoons dry sherry or marsala
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds or reserved butternut squash seeds
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Cut the butternut squash in half, scrape out the seeds, and place it, cut-side down, on a baking sheet or baking dish. Bake for about 40 minutes or until tender and easily pierced with a fork. Allow the squash to cool for about 10 minutes before proceeding, as it will be easier to handle when it is not so hot.
While the butternut squash is baking, heat the oil in a small sauté pan and sauté the onion and celery for about 3 minutes or until softened and clear.
Scoop out the squash pulp with a large spoon, put it into a large bowl and add the onion, celery, milk or stock. Stir to combine. Ladle some of this mixture into a blender and purée it in batches, being careful not to overfill the blender. Strain the soup through a colander to remove any remaining fiber or seeds. Add the lemon juice, cumin, allspice, and sherry. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Spread the pumpkinseeds or cleaned reserved butternut squash seeds on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 10 minutes or until toasted.
Assembly:
Reheat the soup, divide it among 4 warmed soup bowls and sprinkle with the pepitas or pumpkinseeds.
2006-11-02 11:50:48
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answered by Steve G 7
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Cut it in half. Scoop out the seeds. Bake it on a baking sheet in maybe a 400 degree oven (This will take awhile). Then you can make it into soup: Puree it, add salt and pepper, chicken broth and cream, and something to flavor it - I would recommend for a Mexican flavor throwing in a couple of canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce. Keep tasting and adjusting the seasonings -- winter squash is very good if you season it right, but bland if you don't season it enough.
2006-11-02 13:34:49
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answered by kbc10 4
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easiest fastest way. Cut in half take seeds out. Peal then cut into small pieces about the size of the end of your thumb. Put in a pot. Add about a half inch of water, and boil with a lid on th pot. Add a little water if it boils off and if you want add cinimon, honey or brown sugar. When soft, you can searve as is or mash up like potatos and eat. I add Honey and cinimon. I made it last Saturday. Or you can bake it too but harder to do without burning.
2006-11-02 14:17:46
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answered by Judoka 5
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Do you mean squash?
Cut in half, clean out seeds and bake cut side down in a little water until tender. Then peel, mash with brown sugar & butter.
You can also cook it like that in the microwave.
2006-11-02 11:52:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Check on Betty Crocker.com
2006-11-02 11:50:21
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answered by R W 6
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I like to bake it with butter and brown sugar
2006-11-02 11:49:00
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answered by cc 4
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when i cook it i use brown sugar, Cinnamon, and butter,cut in quarters and seeded.
2006-11-02 11:59:57
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answered by Daryl C 3
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first time i met that word..i know butterscotch
2006-11-02 11:52:08
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answered by i_lyn_tek_i 4
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