Spicy Curried Winter Squash Soup
Slow-roasted winter squash like butternut, acorn or pumpkin, and the complex flavors of Fat Cat Caribbean Curry Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce form the foundations of this comforting soup. Feel free to use frozen butternut chunks or canned puree if you don’t feel like working with the raw vegetable, and adjust the seasonings and heat level to your liking.
Spicy Curried Winter Squash Soup Recipe
By Fat Cat Gourmet
Cook time:
75-90 min, including roasting time
Ingredients
- 1 hard squash, like acorn, butternut or pumpkin, about 2-3 lbs. in weight
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 4 teaspoons vegetable or olive oil
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1-2 tablespoons Fat Cat Caribbean Curry Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Set your oven to 425F.
- Carefully split the squash into two equal halves — do not remove the seeds and skin at this point — and lay cut side up on a baking sheet.
- Coat the squash with 1-2 tablespoons of oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, then roast the squash for 45 min to 1 hour, or until tender when pierced with a knife.
- Once cooked, set the squash aside and let it cool.
- Set a heavy pot over medium heat, add the remaining oil and saute the onion, garlic and ginger until soft but not brown, about 5-10 min. At that point, add the curry powder and nutmeg, stirring to combine, and lower heat to simmer.
- Once the squash has cooled, scoop out the seeds and set aside, then peel — which should be very quick at this point, since the squash will be very soft — and add the flesh of the squash to the pot, incorporating it well with the aromatics already there.
- Add the broth to the squash mixture and, using a stick blender, puree until smooth.
- Once smooth, stir in the Fat Cat Caribbean Curry Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce and adjust for salt and spice level.