Squash And Sweet Potato Soup With Chipotle Sauce December
- 3lbs butternut squash (about 1 large) halved lengthwise and seeds discarded
- 1 TBLS olive oil
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes
- 1 large onion, chopped
- white part of 1 leek, chopped
- 2 tsp chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 8-10 cups vegetable broth
- white pepper to taste
- 2-3 TBLS fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 1 TBLS honey (optional)
- Chipotle sauce
- Preheat oven to 400
- Brush cut sides of squash with 1/2 tsp oil and arrange, cut sides down, in a shallow baking pan. Prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork and roast with squash until very tender, about 50 minutes for squash and about 1 1/4 hours for sweet potatoes
- Cool vegetables and scoop flesh from squash into a bowl. Peel sweet potatoes and add to squash.
- Cook onion in remaining 2 1/2 tsp oil with salt to taste in a 6 quart heavy pot over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in squash and sweet potato, leet, ginger, and 8 cups stock and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
- Puree in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a clean pot. Bring to a simmer and, if too thick, add more stock. Season with salt and white pepper. Finish with lemon juice and, if desired, honey.
- Serve soup drizzled with some chipotle sauce or swirl sauce in to make a pattern.
- Soup may be made 2 days ahead, cooled completely, and chilled, covered.
butternut, olive oil, sweet potatoes, onion, white part, fresh ginger, vegetable broth, white pepper, lemon juice, honey, sauce
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/squash-and-sweet-potato-soup-with-chipotle-sauce-december-51544401 (may not work)