So my tendency whilst cooking is to reference actual recipes for time&temp, but to kind of do my own thing the rest of the way.
I volunteered at the Mercato today, and got $20 to spend there for my troubles.  I came home with eggs, mint, beets, a pearapple, squash and white cheddar.  The squash is being made into soup!  It tastes pretty good so far.  Here's what I did:
2 x small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and diced (~3/4")
1 x handful baby carrots, cut in half
1/4 onion, slivered
3 x cloves garlic, smashed
2 tbsp oil, drizzled
salt, pepper, & cinnamon to taste
chicken stock (like 3 cups? 4ish?)
1. Preheat the oven while you chop the veggies.  Put the veggies in a pan (used 9x13 pyrex) drizzle with olive oil, season with salt, pepper & cinnamon, and add ~1 cup chicken stock.  Put pan in oven.
2. Stir every 20 minutes or so, add additional liquid if needed.  I didn't need to. When everything's soft & mushy, move into a heavy bottomed pan.  Add additional chicken stock and simmer for a while.  
3.  Blend.  Thin with more chicken stock or water if need be.
Lately I've been buying whole chickens and either roasting them whole, or chopping them.  And then making chicken stock!  Yay!  I love it.  
NOTE: Had to add a whole lot of water while pureeing.  Also, more salt and less pepper.  The less pepper part is difficult, so don't put too much on to begin with.  Also added a hint of ginger, and a splash of honey.  
End: not the best I've had, but for once in my life, I've mastered the luscious texture that butternut squash soup needs.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
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