Thai Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Name: Thai Curry Butternut Squash Soup
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 ounces oil; 1 each Vidalia onion-small dice; 4 cloves garlic- chopped fine; 2 tablespoons ginger- chopped fine; 1 each butternut squash(about 2.5 pounds)-peeled,seeded and large dice; 6 small carrots- small dice; 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock; 1 can coconut milk; 1 tablespoon Thai Red Curry Paste; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; to taste salt and pepper

@chefcraig @chefcraigswoodcrafts

Falls Church

My Culinary Arts 2 Class played around with this recipe today.
Nice soup for Fall. They added bacon and fried onion for texture and great flavor. It worked well.

@chefcraig @chefcraigswoodcrafts

Falls Church

My Culinary Arts 2 Class played around with this recipe today.
Nice soup for Fall. They added bacon and fried onion for texture and great flavor. It worked well.

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Ingredients

8-10 servings

3 ouncesoil
1each Vidalia onion-small dice
4 clovesgarlic- chopped fine
2 tablespoonsginger- chopped fine
1each butternut squash(about 2.5 pounds)-peeled,seeded and large dice
6small carrots- small dice
1 1/2 quartschicken stock
1 cancoconut milk
1 tablespoonThai Red Curry Paste
3 tablespoonsbrown sugar
to tastesalt and pepper

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Steps

1

Peel,seed and cut the butternut squash in large chunks,dice carrots and onions to a small dice.
2

In a pot add the oil and sweat the onions in the stock pot for 5-10 minutes covered Med heat until translucent.
3

Add the chopped garlic and ginger and cook for 5 minutes
4

Add the carrots,squash and chicken stock in pot with the onions and bring to a simmer for about 20 minutes.
5

When the carrots and the butternut squash are tender the soup should be carefully purred in a blender or food processor. This should be done in small batches and covered with a towel as not to spray hot soup all over you.
6

Return to the sauce pan and add 1 can of coconut milk and red curry paste and bring to a light simmer.
7

Adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and brown sugar.
8

Some people like it spicy so add addition red curry paste or any other type of hot spicy ingredient that you like.
9

We add fried onions and chopped bacon as a garnish