Butternut Squash & Roasted Garlic Bisque Recipe

• 2 butternut squash
• 2 acorn squash
• 1 stick of butter
• approx. 1 cup brown sugar(enough to generously sprinkle over squash pieces)
• 1 large or 2 medium yellow onions (coarsely chopped)
• 4 large carrots (peeled, chopped in two and halved)
• 2 cups chicken broth (use a little more if separating the squash into 2 pans)
• A 3/4 tsp ground mace
• A 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
• A 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 8 cups chicken broth
• A 1/2 tsp. salt
• A 1/4 tsp. white pepper
• 2 heads of garlic, halved crosswise
• olive oil
• 1 cup heavy cream (plus slightly more to drizzle on bisque)
• mexican sour cream - near liquid consistency (sub. for cream drizzle)
• chopped fresh sage

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Rub cut surfaces of garlic with olive oil.
2. Put halves back together to reassemble heads.
3. Wrap each tightly in foil; bake until tender, about 40 minutes.
4. Cool garlic in foil.
5. Slice squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
6. Place in roasting pan, cut side up.
7. Fill with slices of butter and sprinkle with brown sugar.
8. Add onions, carrots and broth to pan.
9. Cover and bake at 350 F for 2 hours.
10. Let cool.
11. Scoop out the flesh of the squash and combine with onions, carrots and juice from pan into a large stock pot.
12. Add the 8 cups of chicken broth, mace, ginger, cayenne, salt and pepper.
13. Bring to boil, simmer for 10 minutes.
14. While soup is simmering, unwrap garlic.
15. Squeeze from skin into a small bowl.
16. Mash with fork until smooth.
17. Stir garlic into simmering soup.
18. When simmering is complete, puree soup in food processor in batches.
19. (At this point, you can store in refrigerator 1 day ahead.
20. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover).
21. Return bisque to stock pot and bring to a simmer.
22. Stir in cream.
23. Adjust with salt and/or pepper to taste.
24. Transfer to individual shallow bowls or a tureen.
25. Drizzle with a small amount of cream and sprinkle with a little fresh sage.

butternut squash, acorn, butter, brown sugarenough, yellow onions, carrots, chicken broth, ground mace, ground ginger, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, salt, white pepper, garlic, olive oil, heavy cream, sour cream, fresh sage

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/butternut-squash-roasted-garlic-bisque-60124 (may not work)