Creamy Red Thai Curry Squash Soup

Lance Wilson
Lance Wilson @lance_wilson
Nyack, NY

This soup is filling and luscious, while still being bright and fresh with the addition of lime, lemongrass and chile. Its best made with kobocha squash, which gives the soup an unparalleled creaminess, but pumpkin or butternut squash will work and it will still be awesome. I like to serve this with a side of jasmine rice and garnish with a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds, cilantro and a drizzle of heavy cream.

Creamy Red Thai Curry Squash Soup

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Lance Wilson
Lance Wilson @lance_wilson
Nyack, NY

This soup is filling and luscious, while still being bright and fresh with the addition of lime, lemongrass and chile. Its best made with kobocha squash, which gives the soup an unparalleled creaminess, but pumpkin or butternut squash will work and it will still be awesome. I like to serve this with a side of jasmine rice and garnish with a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds, cilantro and a drizzle of heavy cream.

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Ingredients

2 hours
4-6 servings
  1. 1/2kabocha squash or 2 small pie pumpkins
  2. Oil
  3. Salt
  4. Pepper
  5. 2 Tbspmaple syrup or honey
  6. 1onion, roughly chopped
  7. 2celery stalks, roughly chopped
  8. 1jalapeno, seeds removed, chopped
  9. 2 inchknob ginger, sliced
  10. 6garlic cloves, peeled whole
  11. 4 Tbspthai red curry paste
  12. 1 Tbsptomato paste
  13. 4 cupswater or vegetable stock
  14. 2 Tbspvegetable bouillon paste
  15. 2 Tbsplime juice
  16. 2 Tbspfish sauce
  17. 16 ozcoconut milk
  18. Cilantro, garnish
  19. Shelled pumpkin seeds, garnish
  20. Heavy cream, garnish

Cooking Instructions

2 hours
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350F

  2. 2

    Remove the seeds and stringy insides of the squash with a spoon.

  3. 3

    Place the squash cut side up on a baking sheet. Brush evenly with oil and maple syrup. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and then place in the oven.

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  4. 4

    Roast the squash for 1 hour until soft and scoop able. If using kabocha, it may need 90 minutes.

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  5. 5

    Using a spoon, scoop the flesh out of the squash and set aside.

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  6. 6

    Add 2 Tbsp of oil to a heavy pot, add the onion, celery, chile, ginger, garlic, and about 2 pinches of salt to the pot and saute over medium heat until the vegetables are soft and begin to stick to the bottom of the pot.

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  7. 7

    Add the curry paste, tomato paste, and vegetable bouillon (if using) to the pot and fry quickly until the paste begins to stick to the bottom too.

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  8. 8

    Add the 4 cups of water, lime, and fish sauce and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the vegetables are very soft, about 15 minutes.

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  9. 9

    Add the reserved squash to the soup and bring to a simmer again.

  10. 10

    Transfer the chunky soup to a large bowl, and rinse out the soup pot. In 2 batches, blend the chunky soup in a blender and return the soup puree to the cleaned soup pot. You can try using a stick blender, but I have found it does not work as well as a countertop blender.

    A picture of step 10 of Creamy Red Thai Curry Squash Soup.
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    A picture of step 10 of Creamy Red Thai Curry Squash Soup.
  11. 11

    Add the coconut milk and gently stir it into the soup. Keep hot until ready to serve.

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  12. 12

    Serve by ladeling 2 scoops into a deep bowl. Drizzle with a scant Tbsp of heavy cream, sprinkle of pumpkin seeds and some roughly chopped cilantro.

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