South African Butternut Soup Recipes

CREAM OF BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook onion and celery in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, sugar, bay leaf, salt, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon. Add the squash and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Discard bay leaf. In a blender, puree vegetable mixture in batches. Return to the pan. Stir in milk and sherry; heat through (do not boil).

SOUTH AFRICAN-INSPIRED BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, jalapeno, and elephant garlic and cook until onions are soft and transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken stock and lemon juice until well mixed. Add butternut squash and water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until squash is tender and soup is thick, about 1 hour. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls and swirl cream in the center of each bowl just before serving.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND ROASTED BANANA SOUP (SOUTH AFRICAN)

Steps:

• Sprinkle diced squash with brown sugar, honey and 2 T. butter, roast at 350 oven until caramelized and soft to the touch (about 20 min.), roast unpeeled banana in the same oven at the same time.
• Melt the other 2 T. butter in a large saucepan on medium-low heat, sweat onion, celery and carrot a few minutes; add garlic, curry powder, corinader, nutmeg and cinnamon, cook slowly for a few more minutes.
• Remove banana from its skin, slice and add it and butternt (and it's juices) to saucepan; sitr in coconut milk and broth; simmer until hot; remove from heat, ladle soup into blender in small batches, blend until smooth, adjust consistency with more broth if desired.
• Add cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste, blend again.
• Return soup to the saucepan and cook to reheat.
• Pour into bowls, garnish with pumpkin seeds,cilantro and a drizzle of pumpkin oil if desired.