Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium onions, diced
- 1 medium butternut squash peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 pears, peeled and chopped into roughly 1-inch pieces
- 1-quart low sodium chicken stock, or enough to cover
- 1 sprig rosemary
- Heavy cream
- Salt, freshly ground black pepper and granulated sugar
Directions
In a 4-quart saucepan melt the butter over medium-high heat, and add and sweat the onions. Add squash and pears and sweat those too a bit. Pour in the stock, enough to submerge solids. Add sprig of rosemary and bring to a simmer and cook until squash is fork tender about 15 to 18 minutes. Remove rosemary. Puree with immersion blender. Add a touch of cream and season, to taste.
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By annejordanwrites
Santa Rosa, CA
on January 15, 2013
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Like others before me, I tinkered with the recipe a bit. I roasted a 3lb. butternut squash (split for 2 hours in a 350 degree oven. I added 3 pears - also split - for the last 30 minutes.
I put the peeled, roasted squash, pears, only 1/2 onion, and the chicken stock in a large pot to cover. Used my immersion blender (Or as Emeril likes to call it, "The Boat Motor!" to make it smooth. I added a tsp. of "Better than Bouillon" chicken paste, 1/2 cup of cream and 1/2 stick of butter. NOW, here's my real difference . . . I added two tsp. of curry powder and 1 tsp of black pepper.
The taste is not overwhelmingly "curry", but has a nice warm, spice flavor. It's wonderful!
Not too sweet, and the roasted flavors really come through.
Not sure if you can call this the same recipe, but I thought I'd share my changes anyway.
By rikigraves_12675677
Brownwood, TX
on October 06, 2012
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Easy recipe, delicious soup! I didn't have any rosemary, so I added basil from my garden. I also added some cinnamon and tiny bit of brown sugar to the puree. So yummy!
By daricox_12699507
Chatsworth, 43
on February 26, 2012
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Made this yesterday for the first time. Roasted the butternut squash with olive oil salt & pepper, and added grated fresh ginger. It was SO completely yummy, and made a huge batch. I never would have thought the combination of ingredients would be as good as they were, and I was pleasantly suprised! Already emailed the recipe to my mom & sister. You won't be disappointed!
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