Squash Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- More effort
- Serves 8
Ingredients
- 16 fresh sage leaves
- 2 red onions chopped
- 2 sticks celery chopped
- 2 carrots chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic chopped
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 1 red chilli deseeded and chopped
- seasoning
- 2kg butternut squash cut into chunks
- 2 litres chicken stock
- Parmesan croutons
Method
- STEP 1Put a large saucepan on medium heat add some oil and fry the sage leaves for 30 seconds. Remove and put them onto kitchen paper. Add the onions,celery,carrot,garlic, rosemary, chilli and seasoning. Cook gently for 10 minutes. Add the squash and stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
- STEP 2Make the parmesan croutons
- STEP 3When the squash is soft whizz the soup with a hand blender. Adjust the seasoning and serve with croutons and sage leaves
