Mandys spicy butternut squash soup

Name: Mandys spicy butternut squash soup
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large butternut squash washed and trimmed seeds removed (do not peel off the skin); 1 medium hot red chilli pepper diced; 4 garlic cloves chopped; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tsp ground cumin; to taste salt and pepper; 3 tbsp butter to saute vegetables; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 large carrot peeled and sliced; 1 cup mushrooms sliced; 2 long red peppers sliced; 2 dried bay leaves; 1 vegetable stock cube; 1 tbsp oregano (dried); 2 tbsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; enough water to cover all veg(about 8 cups)

mandy @mandyoh20

I love the earthy yet creamy texture of the butternut squash and leaving the skin on gives more flavour and nutrition .

mandy @mandyoh20

I love the earthy yet creamy texture of the butternut squash and leaving the skin on gives more flavour and nutrition .

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Ingredients

60 mins

6 servings

The butternut squash"
1 largebutternut squash washed and trimmed seeds removed (do not peel off the skin)
1 mediumhot red chilli pepper diced
4garlic cloves chopped
2 tbspbutter
2 tspground cumin
to tastesalt and pepper
Soup base:
3 tbspbutter to saute vegetables
1 largeonion, chopped
2 largecarrot peeled and sliced
1 cupmushrooms sliced
2long red peppers sliced
2dried bay leaves
1vegetable stock cube
1 tbsporegano (dried)
2 tbspsweet paprika
1 tspground cumin
enough water to cover all veg(about 8 cups)

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Steps

60 mins

1

Pre heat oven to 180℃/350℉.
2

Wash the squash, chop off the top and bottom of squash and remove the seeds (don't throw away seeds wash them and roast them until golden about 8-10 minutes)
3

Place squash in roasting pan and top with garlic, chilli, 2 tsp of cumin, butter salt and pepper. Roast for 30 minutes until squash is softened.
4

In a large pot melt butter add all remaining veg, mushroom, onions, peppers, carrots, add all the seasonings - bay leaves, paprika, oregano, cumin, veg stock cube saute for 10 minutes until veg are tender. Add enough water to cover including the adding of the butternut squash.
5

Simmer all cooked vegetables for 30 minutes and blend until smooth and creamy. Check for seasoning and serve, enjoy