Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
- 1 butternut squash
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 12 small onion, chopped (Any onion will work, but stay away from sweet varieties like videlia, green or red onions. They won')
- 1 cup milk (or more to taste, skim works if you want low fat but 2% or whole will make a creamier, richer soup)
- 1 12 cups chicken broth (not low-sodium) or 1 12 cups vegetable broth (not low-sodium)
- 1.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- 2.
- Cut squash in half lengthwise.
- Discard pulp and seeds.
- Using 1 teaspoon of the butter, butter the cut sides and pulp cavity of the squash.
- Place squash cut side down on a cookie sheet that has sides.
- (A jelly roll pan or a cake pan will also work.
- I like to use tinfoil as a liner to make clean up a little better.
- 3.
- Place in oven for 50 - 70 minutes or until skin of squash is dark brown.
- The skin can be slightly charred but not too much or it will be hard to separate the flesh from the charred bits.
- Cool until easy to handle.
- 4.
- While squash is cooling caramelize onion in butter.
- To caramelize: Use medium heat until onions are translucent then turn heat to low.
- Watch closely stirring more often as onions become more brown.
- Continue cooking onions until they have reached a rich golden brown.
- The slower you cook the onions the sweeter they will be, which is the goal.
- 5.
- Scrape flesh away from skin.
- Discard skin.
- Place flesh into blender or food processor along with 1 cup milk and the caramelized onions and butter.
- 6.
- Blend until very smooth.
- Add broth and blend til combined.
- Transfer to a pot.
- 7.
- Reheat over low heat, stirring every couple of minutes.
- Add more milk until desired texture is reached.
- Serve in heated bowls.
butternut squash, butter, onion, milk, chicken broth
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oven-roasted-butternut-squash-soup-496538 (may not work)