Curried Butternut Squash Soup
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- Yield Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup diced shallots
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup minced fresh peeled ginger
- 4 bay leaves
- 1/2 tablespoon crushed red-pepper flakes
- 2 1/2 pounds Butternut Squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
- 1 1/3 teaspoons coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 cups homemade or canned, store-bought low-sodium chicken stock, heated
- 1 one-inch chunk palm sugar (available in Asian grocery stores)
- 1 fifteen-ounce can low-fat coconut milk
- Freshly chopped chives, for garnish
- Fresh curry leaves, for garnish
Directions
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Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add shallots and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic, and continue to stir; add ginger. Continue cooking until shallots are soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add bay leaves and red pepper; continue cooking for 1 minute more. Stir in squash, salt, and curry powder; cook for 10 minutes.
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Raise the heat to medium-high, and add chicken stock. Cover, and bring to a boil. Immediately lower the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring and mashing every 5 minutes. Add the palm sugar and cook for 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
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Remove bay leaves from soup. Using an immersion blender or in batches using a bar blender, puree until smooth.
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Reheat soup, seasoning with salt. Garnish with chives, and serve immediately.
Absolutely delish!
I skip the bay leaves and the chives. Sub in allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon and it is amazing.
I serve with a little bit of sour cream and crackers.
This recipe was delicious, but I agree with AlexisCanCook's comment about the spicyness. I plan to make this soup again, but with half the amount of red pepper flakes. Also, I used a medium curry powder the first time, and will try using mild curry powder next time. An excellent soup for fall and winter!
This is easy and very good. You save a lot of time if you purchase the squash packaged already peeled and chuncked. Most grocery stores sell it at this time of the year.
Made for Thanksgiving. WONDERFUL!!
Amazing!!! I've been looking for a good butternut squash soup recipe without too much fuss and crazy ingredients and this nails it. Perfect for me...a little too spicy for my family though, so a little less red pepper flakes next time and maybe a touch more broth (I used vegetable since I'm vegan). I didn't have time today, but next time I make this, I will be serving in homemade whole wheat bread bowls. Mmmm Thanks for the great recipe!!!!!