CURRIED ACORN SQUASH BISQUE
My own delicious variation of a curried squash-based soup using the acorn variety. With careful thought and care, I've created a smooth and invigorating soup that would provide a perfect dinner starter to any party or social gathering. Certainly a multi-purpose dish that would work well anywhere. Perfect in your favorite mug for chilly rainy days. When with friends, I like to serve it with baked honey ham and salad (just an idea). You'll have everyone asking you where you learned to cook so well, I promise!
Provided by leafyHendrix
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Bisque Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place squash into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain.
- Combine flour, curry powder, ginger, and brown sugar in a small bowl; mix loosely to combine.
- Melt 1/2 of the butter in a deep pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic; saute for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup whipping cream, remaining butter, olive oil, vinegar, and bouillon cube. Add flour mixture; cook and slowly stir for 15 seconds, then reduce heat to medium or medium-low. Cover with a lid and cook until veggies are cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- Add cooked squash on top of the veggies, and season generously with salt and pepper; do not stir. Cover and cook until squash is heated through, about 1 minute.
- Fill blender halfway with squash mixture. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until mostly smooth. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining squash mixture.
- Reheat soup if needed. Put into a large serving bowl or separate serving dishes, garnish with cilantro, and drizzle with cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.3 calories, Carbohydrate 29.8 g, Cholesterol 47.6 mg, Fat 20.2 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 298.2 mg, Sugar 6.2 g
ACORN SQUASH BISQUE
The smooth texture of acorn squash gives this pureed soup its character; only a little half-and-half and butter are needed.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place squashes on a paper towel and microwave on high just until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the microwave, and halve each squash lengthwise (to speed cooling). When cool enough to handle, scoop out and discard the seeds. Scrape out flesh into a bowl; discard skin. (To prepare in oven, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Halve squash lengthwise; scoop out and discard seeds. Place squash, cut side down, on a rimmed baking sheet; cover tightly with aluminum foil. Roast until almost tender when pierced wtih a knife, 15 to 25 minutes. When cool enough to handle, scrape out flesh, discard skin, and proceed with step 2).
- In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add squash, thyme, broth, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to medium, and cook until squash is very tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Working in batches, puree mixture in a blender until very smooth, about 1 minute. Return to pan; add half-and-half, and season generously with salt and pepper. Thin bisque, if needed, by adding more water. Serve garnished with thyme.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190 g, Fat 7 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 5 g
ACORN SQUASH BISQUE
Make and share this Acorn Squash Bisque recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Ariella
Categories Vegetable
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place squashes on a paper towel and microwave on high just until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the microwave, and halve each squash lengthwise (to speed cooling). When cool enough to handle, scoop out and discard the seeds. Scrape out flesh into a bowl; discard skin. (To prepare in oven, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Halve squash lengthwise; scoop out and discard seeds. Place squash, cut side down, on a rimmed baking sheet; cover tightly with aluminum foil. Roast until almost tender when pierced wtih a knife, 15 to 25 minutes. When cool enough to handle, scrape out flesh, discard skin, and proceed with step 2).
- In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add squash, thyme, broth, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to medium, and cook until squash is very tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Working in batches, puree mixture in a blender until very smooth, about 1 minute. Return to pan; add half-and-half, and season generously with salt and pepper. Thin bisque, if needed, by adding more water. Serve garnished with thyme.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 162.6, Fat 6.6, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 18.8, Sodium 40.1, Carbohydrate 26.6, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 1.2, Protein 2.9
ROASTED ACORN SQUASH AND CRAWFISH BISQUE
Fall acorn squash roasted with warm spices, butter, and brown sugar. Finished with fresh basil and Louisiana Crawfish tails.
Provided by Chef Q
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 3h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Combine the brown sugar with 1/4 cup butter, cinnamon, and five spice powder in a microwave safe bowl. Cook in the microwave on High until the butter has completely melted. Place the acorn squash cut side up onto the aluminum foil; brush with the brown sugar mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the squash is tender and golden brown, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven, allow to cool, and scoop out and reserve the flesh.
- Melt the remaining 1/4 cup of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery, and bell pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the acorn squash, garlic, and seafood stock. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 30 minutes.
- Stir the cream and basil into the simmering soup; season with nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot. Once pureed, add the crawfish tails, and simmer a few minutes until hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 333.9 calories, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 130 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 397.4 mg, Sugar 13.9 g
WOODSTOCK INN ACORN SQUASH AND APPLE BISQUE
The Woodstock Inn, located in "the prettiest small town in America", is renowned for their sumptuous meals using fresh ingredients from the local Vermont farms. This silky soup combines wonderful flavors to evoke the beauty of autumn in New England.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Vegetable
Time 35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Process squash, apples, potato, onion, celery, carrots and garlic in food processor until finely minced.
- Melt butter in stockpot; add vegetable mixture and cook until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
- While vegetables are cooking, process walnuts in food processor; add to vegetables and cook for about five minutes.
- Add all remaining ingredients and bring just to the boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer until everything is tender.
- Serve soup topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with ground cinnamon, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 12.7, SaturatedFat 7.6, Cholesterol 30.5, Sodium 567.3, Carbohydrate 27.4, Fiber 4, Sugar 8, Protein 4.5
SLOW COOKER BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND ACORN SQUASH BISQUE
The squash in this bisque isn't hidden with creams, tons of sugar or butter. You can actually taste the vegetable and the other ingredients just compliment it. I was taken out to dinner for my birthday last week and got some wonderful Butternut Squash soup. I had an Acorn Squash and a little 1 pound butternut squash. I looked...
Provided by Barbara Kavorkian
Categories Soups
Time 8h25m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. In Slow Cooker, stir/whisk in bouillon granules or cubes, water, brown sugar, and ginger. Make sure all bouillon and ginger is incorporated and add cinnamon stick, onions and all of the squash stirring to incorporate ingredients together. Cover Slow Cooker, and turn to LOW for 7 to 8 hrs.
- 2. Once time has expired, turn off cooker and using an immersion hand held blender, break up and blend soup to desired consistency. If you do not have this type of blender, you can use a counter top blender. To do this, let the soup cool for at least an hour. Pour about 1/3 of squash mix into the blender, making sure you get some of the liquid into each batch. Place the lid on the blender and hold it down by placing a folded up towel over the lid and secure the top with your hand so the top does not fly off. Pulse a few times and blend to desired consistency. You will need to do this in a few batches. You can either transfer right away into storage containers and freeze or place in refrigerator, or you can serve right away by placing in a pot to reheat over medium heat until hot. Add any salt and pepper you wish at this time and garnish with a dollop of sour cream.
- 3. If you would like a creamier soup, while reheating, you can add to the bisque 1/2 cup of half and half after blending or just have out the sour cream or yogurt for each to stir into their bowls.
- 4. Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 1/2 cup Amount per Serving Calories 115 Total Fat 0.12g Saturated Fat 0.01g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 382.65mg Total Carbohydrate 27.69g Dietary Fiber 3.45g Sugars 9.16g Protein 3.31g
ACORN SQUASH BISQUE
Steps:
- Split and deseed the squash. Bake until soft (at 325 F), trying to keep the sqash from discoloring. Remove the pulp and juice, discarding the skin. Set aside. Dice the celery, onion, and carrot. Saute in butter until vegetables soften. Add the sliced apples, cook briefly and add the squash. Add the Chardonnayand cook to reduce slightly, stirring constantly. Add stock and reduce. Season with spices, taste and add a pinch of brown sugar if needed. This depends on the squash. Strain through a fine mesh, return to soup pot and finish with cream over low heat. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
ACORN SQUASH BISQUE HEART HEALTHY
Warm,creamy,and healthy a dream come true.
Provided by alberta smith @evon
Categories Cream Soups
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Wash squash, halve, and remove seeds. Place squash halves, cut sides down, in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until tender. Let squash cool about 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Using a spoon, remove squash pulp from shells. Discard shells.
- In a large saucepan, heat hot oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook until tender, stirring frequently. Add squash pulp, broth, and the water. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture just reaches boiling, stirring frequently. Stir in brown sugar, salt, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon,garlic powder, and pepper. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Place half of the squash mixture in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Pour pureed squash into a medium bowl. Repeat with remaining squash mixture. Return all squash mixture to saucepan. Stir in half-and-half; heat through. If desired, garnish individual servings with pumpkin seeds and sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
- Calories: 89, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 206mg, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Total Fat: 3g, Carbs: 16g, Cholesterol: 3mg, Protein: 2g
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What is Acorn Squash Bisque?
Acorn squash bisque is a creamy and savory soup that is made from acorn squash, a type of winter squash that has sweet, nutty flavors. This bisque is a comforting and hearty dish that is perfect for cold fall and winter evenings. The bisque typically includes other ingredients such as onions, garlic, cream, and spices to enhance the flavors of the squash.The Health Benefits of Acorn Squash
Squash is rich in vitamins and minerals, making it a healthy ingredient to add to meals. Acorn squash is particularly beneficial as it is packed with vitamins A and C, which help to boost the immune system and protect the body against illness. The squash is also rich in potassium, which is important for maintaining heart health.How Is Acorn Squash Bisque Made?
To make acorn squash bisque, the squash is typically roasted until it is soft and caramelized, which brings out its natural sweetness. The roasted squash is then pureed with sautéed onions and garlic until smooth. Cream is added to the puree to create a smooth and creamy texture, and spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cumin are added to enhance the flavor of the bisque. The soup is then simmered on the stovetop until all the flavors have melded together.Variations on Acorn Squash Bisque
While the traditional recipe for acorn squash bisque is simple and delicious, there are many variations that can be made to suit individual tastes. Some people may prefer a sweeter bisque, in which case maple syrup or honey can be added to the soup. Others may prefer a spicier bisque, in which case chili powder or cayenne pepper can be added to the soup.Vegan and Gluten-Free Acorn Squash Bisque Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 acorn squashes
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut the acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds and strings.
- Brush the insides of the squash with coconut oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the squash halves on a baking sheet, flesh side down, and roast for 45 minutes.
- Remove the squash from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.
- While the squash is cooling, chop the onion and garlic.
- In a large pot, sauté the onion and garlic in coconut oil over medium heat until softened.
- Scoop the flesh out of the acorn squash and add it to the pot.
- Add the vegetable broth, coconut milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper to the pot.
- Using an immersion blender or stand blender, puree the soup until it is smooth and creamy.
- Serve hot and enjoy!