Pea and gem squash soup

Name: Pea and gem squash soup
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 roughly cubed squash pumpkins; 1 1/2 cups frozen peas; 1 roughly cubed sweet potato; 1 chopped onion; 3 cups hot water; 2 tablespoons Chinese 5 spice; 2 beef or vegetable stock cubes; Sour cream (for garnish); Handful sweetcorn kernels and microherbs (for garnish)

Nada Hermanus @cook_16595516

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Pea and gem squash soup

Nada Hermanus @cook_16595516

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Ingredients

2roughly cubed squash pumpkins
1 1/2 cupsfrozen peas
1roughly cubed sweet potato
1chopped onion
3 cupshot water
2 tablespoonsChinese 5 spice
2beef or vegetable stock cubes
Sour cream (for garnish)
Handfulsweetcorn kernels and microherbs (for garnish)

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Steps

1

Melt stock cubes in the hot water.
2

Combine the veggies (pumpkin, peas, sweet potato and onion) in a large, deep saucepan and pour the stock liquid over the veg.
3

Season veg with the 5 spice and cook for 30 - 40 minutes
4

When veggies are cooked, blitz with handheld blender til smooth.
5

Dish up soup and garnish with cooked kernals, cream and microherbs.
6

Serve with some bread to lap up the yummy soup