Butternut Squash Carrot Soup
By: Serena Norr
Published: Friday, January 8, 2010 - 11:21am

Ingredients




1 large butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes or 2 bags of frozen butternut squa
1 cup water
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup chicken broth
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 bag of carrots, cut up
1/2 red onion, cut up
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped up
1 tablespoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Salt and pepper

Preparation

1 Pour broth and water in a large soup pot. Bring to a slight boil and add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and the bouillon cube. Add butternut squash cubes and carrots. Add heavy cream during the last 10-15 minutes and then cinnamon and nutmeg. Since I don't measure (stubborn or stupid) I can't tell you how much to add. I added about a tablespoon or each, which added a rather nice taste. Your best would be to add a little less and keep trying until the soup meets your standards. After an hour of cooking, the soup is ready and should be mixed together with a hand blender. This will create a thick consistency as all the onion, carrot, and butternut squash bits blend together, perfectly. 2 Approximate cooking time: 1-1 1/2 hour.

About


So in the beginning of this venture there is going to be a lot of "cheating." But, for this project I don't think "cheating" is necessarily a bad thing and I also never said that all of the soups that I post would be 100% never-made. Quite the opposite in fact, as I want to "perfect" the soups I know so well and then move on to more challenging soups.
Anyway, that being said yesterday I created an amazing (if I do say so myself) butternut squash and carrot soup. The only reason I say "cheating" is because I have created this soup many times in the past. In fact, it was weekly staple of winter 2008. The beauty of this soup, as with most soups is its ability to be interchanged with a variety of ingredients. You can substitute carrots for potatoes, or add mixed veggies, rice, pasta, etc to give it more substance. I personally think its great as is, but to soup his own. Enjoy!