Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons good olive oil
- 4 cups chopped yellow onions (3 large)
- 2 tablespoons mild curry powder
- 5 pounds butternut squash (2 large)
- 1 1/2 pounds sweet apples, such as McIntosh (4 apples)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups good apple cider or juice
Directions
Warm the butter, olive oil, onions, and curry powder in a large stockpot uncovered over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are tender. Stir occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pot.
Peel the squash, cut in half, and remove the seeds. Cut the squash into chunks. Peel, quarter, and core the apples. Cut into chunks.
Add the squash, apples, salt, pepper, and 2 cups of water to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes, until the squash and apples are very soft. Process the soup through a food mill fitted with a large blade, or puree it coarsely in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
Pour the soup back into the pot. Add the apple cider or juice and enough water to make the soup the consistency you like; it should be slightly sweet and quite thick. Check the salt and pepper and serve hot.
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By sdhall00
on January 07, 2012
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I made half the soup, so I used half of all the ingredients, plus I added a can of pumpkin puree for additional vegetables. I also used vegetable stock. Agree the sweet and heat are great combo. I plan eating it with nuts for additional texture. I also used almost all of a quart of the stock.
By Gizmosmom84
Connecticut
on January 02, 2012
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Healthy. Delicious. Layers of flavor. Wow a crowd. Buy pre cut squash. Use an immersion blender.
By rogelk
Dallas, PA
on December 16, 2011
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I enjoy cooking with butternut squash, and it smelled awesome while cooking...however I found it to be too sweet. I don't know what happened. I also agree that it does not seem to have enough liquid, it's too thick. I tried substituting chicken stock for the water thinking it would give it more of a savory flavor, but it was too sweet.
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