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Spicy Butternut Squash Soup with crispy bacon

 
Spicy Butternut Squash Soup with crispy bacon


Spicy ButternutSquash soup with bacon

Prep Time ~ Cooking Time ~
Approx Cost ~ £? Difficulty ~ Easy
Freeze ~ ? Serves ~ 4

Tips ~

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced

50g butter

900g Squash, peeled and chopped into rough cubes

1 tbsp coriander seeds

2 tsp cumin seeds

2 dried red chillies, crumbled

1 litre chicken or vegetable stock

4 rashers bacon, chopped

100ml single cream

Method

  • Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the onion and garlic until soft and translucent.
  • Add the squash to the onion, cook until the Squash is golden brown.
  • Toast the coriander and cumin seeds in a frying pan over a low heat until they start to smell warm and nutty. Grind the roasted spices with a pestle and mortar.
  • Add them with the crumbled chillies to the onion and Squash. Cook for a minute and then add the stock. Leave to simmer for 20 minutes until the Squash is tender.
  • Fry the bacon until crisp.
  • Whiz the soup with a blender until smooth. Pour in the cream and taste for seasoning.
  • Serve the soup with the bacon bits scattered on the top.