Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Back to School

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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
3 1/2 quarts

Times:

Prep: 20 min
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Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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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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recipe Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Beth Columbus, OH 11-14-2009
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Fantastically warm soup!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is such an easy crowd-pleaser. I doubled the curry powder unintentionally (I was halving the recipe) and it turned out... to be fabulous. Also, using broth instead of water was the way to go. Making sure the onions are nice and tender and scraping down the bottom of the pan is the most important step as it provides all the flavor. Be sure to give that great care. :) What success!Read more
recipe Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Emily Watertown, MA 11-13-2009
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Very yummy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So I also wasn't too sure about the curry...and I couldn't find anything called "mild" curry at the grocery store. So I ended... up using regular curry powder, and I think it tastes great. I also bought pre-packaged butternut squash cubes at Whole Foods which is a HUGE timesaver. I was a little bit concerned when I added all of the squash and apple because its SO much squash, with only 2 cups of water. I couldn't even see the water, let alone tell when it was boiling. I freaked out and added a little bit of vegetable stock so it felt like something else was in there. By the time it was boiling though it had all reduced down a bit and there was plenty of liquid, so don't panic! The soup is VERY tasty, and other than the little bit of veg stock, I stuck the recipe exactly. I served it with some dried cranberries on top, and they got all plump in the hot soup. YUMRead more
recipe Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Susan Ballston Lake, NY 11-05-2009
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Fantastic Soup
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this several times. I decreased the curry to 1 tablespoon because the curry I just bought in not mild. The heat... of the curry will affect how this soup tastes. This recipe calls for mild curry. Check the label on your jar of curry. If it has a lot of types of pepper listed it will be hot so choose your curry based on your personal taste. I like mine mild but my son likes some heat so I left out the pepper and reduced the curry so we could both enjoy it. He can add more pepper to his. Here in NY it is apple season so this is a perfect fall soup without the fat of creqamed soups.Read more
recipe Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Gretchen Fredericksburg, VA 11-01-2009
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Easy and delish
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

A very straight-forward recipe, although I thought might be a little too sweet with apple cider/juice in the end, so I added... fat-free half & half instead to give it a little extra creaminess. The curry added just a little heat. Perfect dish for entertaining - served with a dollop of sour cream on top.Read more
recipe Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Ali San diego, ND 11-01-2009
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Lets the apple and squash shine through!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was an amazing way to use apples and butternut squash. The curry added a tang without much flavour; I would actually... probably not even be able to tell there was curry in there if i didn't know. This was good though because it really allowed the squash and apple to shine through! The apple was the predominant flavour, and was therefore on the sweet side, and i think some sort of cheddar crostini on top would be amazing. I'd like to try this recipe with chicken broth instead of the apple juice to see what it would be like as a more savoury type of soup. My fave butternut recipe yet!Read more
recipe Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Alice San Diego, CA 10-28-2009
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AHHH-MAAAZING
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So I've never made butternut squash soup, or even cooked with butternut squash before. I was indeed a little wary about the... use of curry, or even then the use of apple juice... but I figured I'd go out on a limb and give it a shot. And WOW. Yes, peeling the squash and apples is a pain, but is it ever worth it! I'm drinking some from a mug right now and it is warming my belly and my soul... I used chicken stock instead of water at the beginning and I used ALL of the curry. You can't really tell that it's curry flavored when you have the finished product; it's a perfect "secret ingredient." I also used my blender to puree the soup; I don't own an immersion blender. BUT I registered for one right after I read all of these reviews!Read more