Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, acorn squash & basil soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
FANTASTIC! what a beautiful roasted flavor the acorn squash has with this simple and delectable brown sugar glaze. I stuffed the acorn squash with some cous-cous and served it with chicken - a perfect meal. Acorn squashes aren't quite as tough and formidable as butternut squashes, but you need to use a chef's knife to cut this squash in half, or at least another heavy-duty knife that has some real heft to it.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have acorn squash & basil soup using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Acorn Squash & Basil Soup:
- Prepare 1 acorn squash
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp butter, or vegan butter
- Make ready 2/3 cup hot water
- Prepare 1/3 cup heavy cream, or coconut milk
- Take 1/2 chicken bouillon, or vegetable bouillon
- Get salt
- Prepare 2 tsp dry basil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
In a small bowl combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and small pinch of salt. Acorn squash is a type of winter squash that belongs to the Cucurbitaceaeor gourd family, which also includes pumpkin, butternut squash, and zucchini (). It has an acorn-like shape with ridged. Always a favorite at our Thanksgiving table is baked acorn squash.
Instructions to make Acorn Squash & Basil Soup:
- Peel and chop acorn Squash into small cubes. Peel and using your knife flatten garlic cloves
- Boil squash and garlic cloves for 5-10 minutes, until fork tender.
- Using a strainer, remove squash and garlic from boiling water and pour into a high power blender.
- To the squash and garlic, add in the water, cream, butter, and below seasonings.
- Blend together until sooth in texture. Pour back into the same pot that you boiled your Squash in, and let it simmer on medium-low heat for 3 minutes. Then serve!!
The hardest part is cutting the squash in half—you need a sharp sturdy knife and a strong, steady hand. But then all you have to do is scoop out the seeds, score the inside, dot with butter and brown sugar or maple syrup and bake. Acorn squash is a delicious type of winter squash, alongside other gourds like pumpkin, butternut squash, and spaghetti squash. As with other fall favorites, peak season is October to March but it's available year-round. Acorn squash is more neutral, less intensely sweet than a butternut or hubbard squash, but like many squashes, it pairs well with a wide spectrum of flavors—sweet, spicy, and savory.
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