YUMMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

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Categories     Soup/Stew     Vegetable     Appetizer     Thanksgiving

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 Large Vidalia onion
3T Olive Oil
2 medium size butternut squash--cubed (you need 8 cups of cubed butternut squash before cooking)
1 large clove garlic
3 stalks celery (chopped)
2 carrots (chopped)
2 large Yukon gold potatoes--cubed)
8 cups chicken broth
2T curry powder
several threads of saffron
Salt and Pepper to taste
Whole nutmeg to be grated on top as garnish

Steps:

  • 1. Chop onion, garlic and celery. Saute in 3 T Olive Oil until lightly golden--take care not to let mixture brown. 2. Add carrots and squash and continue to cook on medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. 3. Add 8 cups of broth or water 4. Add cubed potatoes to the soup pot and cook for approximately 45 minutes. 5. Salt/pepper to taste 6. Add 2 T curry powder (start with this and add a little more to taste if desired.) 7. Crumble saffron threads to soup pot. 8. Once spices are well mixed into soup, shut off heat and let the soup sit and cool. 9. Puree soup mixture. 10. Serve with some freshly grated nutmeg on top

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