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Spiced Squash And Coconut Soup

Butternut squash makes a silky-smooth soup with a sweet edge, which, when spiked with chillies and fragrant spices, becomes irresistibly warming.

Preparation time:
20 minutes
Cooking time:
70 minutes
Total time:
1 hour 30 minutes 60 minutes 30 minutes
Serves:
 4

Ingredients

  • 600ml Chicken Stock
  • 800g Butternut squash, seeded and peeled
  • 4 tbsp Olive oil
  • 3 Dried kashmiri chillies
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 6 Garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 Onion, peeled and chopped
  • 200ml Coconut milk
  • 1 Lime, juice
  • Double cream, to serve

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Cut the squash into 5cm chunks, drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil and toss with the chillies and spices. Roast for 20 minutes. Scatter over the garlic and roast for a further 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a large saucepan; add the onion, cover, and allow to soften.
  2. When the squash is tender, discard two of the chillies; liquidise the flesh and remaining chilli with the onion and 200ml chicken stock until smooth. Return to the pan and add the remaining stock and the coconut milk. Simmer for 20 minutes, add lime juice to taste and season. Transfer to a flask and take along some double cream and black pepper to garnish the soup.

Drinks recommendation

The Corker recommends- A glass of luscious, heady blonde beer has both the strength and the flavour profile to meet the challenge of a chilli-spiced, coconut-rich soup.

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Chef in the Mews

Chef in the Mews 10 November 2010 19:46

Just a wonderful winter warming soup!

mcfarde

mcfarde 02 October 2010 17:41

This is a wonderful soup, will be a regular from now on - delicious

Providence

Providence 15 May 2009 21:16

Really nice, worth the effort, our guests loved it.

ROZELLA

ROZELLA 29 January 2008 17:49

Smoother then silk. Just purr-fect for entertaining as a starter.

patuz

patuz 19 October 2007 12:51

Absolutely Devine! Used a bit less of the broth and coconut milk as I like my soups a bit heartier.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 347.0kcal
Sugars 9.72g
Fat 27.4g
Saturated Fat 12.1g
Salt 1.3g


This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in October 2007