Butternut squash with garlic, ginger, and lime

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter; or olive oil
1 Spanish onion; coarsely chopped
4 Cloves garlic; pressed or finely
Chopped
1 tablespoon Peeled; coarsely chopped
Fresh ginger
1 Butternut squash; peel seed chop
5 cups Chicken stock
1 pinch Sugar
¼ cup Fresh lime juice
20 Lime slices

Directions

Pantry: 1 butternut squash weighs about 2 to 2-½ pounds, and will yield about 5 cups cubed pulp.

Directions: 1. Melt butter over low heat in a heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and cook, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Add butternut squash, chicken stock, and sugar and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and cook until squash is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

3. Remove solids and place in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, gradually adding remaining broth and lime juice.

4. Float slices of fresh lime on each serving.

Recipe By : Sally Nirenberg: Recipes from the Night Kitchen 1991 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #224 Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 12:02:45 -0700 (PDT) From: PatH <phannema@...>

NOTES : 8-10 cups. "Idea came from a man who orders 1 quart of soup for lunch. His idea was worth listening to."

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