APPLE AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Apple And Butternut Squash Soup image

Provided by Marcia Adams

Time 1h10m

Yield Four to five servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/4 cup peanut oil
1 2-pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 2-inch pieces (approximately 4 cups)
2 Northern Spy or McIntosh apples, peeled, cored and cut into 2-inch pieces (approximately 2 cups)
1 large onion, peeled and coarsely chopped (approximately 1 cup)
3/4 teaspoon curry powder
3/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 cup cider
1 quart homemade chicken stock
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 cup finely minced scallions, green tops included, for garnish

Steps:

Heat the peanut oil in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Add the squash, apples and onion, stir to coat with oil and saute uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the onion is transparent.
Stir in the mace, curry and cardamom and continue cooking until the onion begins to brown.
Add the cider. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for three minutes. Add the stock, lower the heat to medium-low and simmer the mixture, partially covered, for another 35 minutes, or until the squash is tender.
Transfer the mixture to a food-processor bowl and process until the soup is smooth, then return the soup to the stockpot. Reduce the soup, uncovered, over medium-low heat, to about one-fourth. Stir occasionally.
Stir in the half-and-half, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Pour into warmed bowls and sprinkle the scallions over the top.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 340, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 45 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 527 milligrams, Sugar 21 grams