Jacks Garden Fresh Butternut Squash Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, ginger, and jalapeno pepper; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 7 minutes. Add the butternut squash and chicken broth, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the squash is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the evaporated milk, coconut milk, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes more. Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth, and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot. Ladle into bowls, and garnish with sour cream and thyme to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Drizzle olive oil into large roasting pan. Add onion, carrots, garlic cloves, and a pinch of salt. Toss until coated in oil. Place squash halves flesh side up on the chopped vegetables. Sprinkle squash with additional salt.
• Roast in preheated oven until squash is tender and easily pierced with the tip of a knife, about 1 hour. Allow vegetables to cool a bit.
• Melt butter over medium heat. Butter will foam, and start to turn a golden brown. Reduce heat to low. When butter turns from golden to a light, nutty brown, remove pan from heat and immediately add sage leaves. Stir to infuse the butter with sage.
• Scoop out squash flesh and place in roasting pan with roasted chopped vegetables. Transfer mixture into large stock pot. Stir in chicken broth, brown sage butter, and maple syrup. Place pot over high heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; slowly simmer to blend flavors, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend until very smooth with an immersion blender, 3 or 4 minutes. Pass mixture through a strainer to remove any remaining fibrous bits.
• If soup seems too thick, add a few tablespoons of water or chicken broth. Stir in apple cider vinegar, a pinch of salt (or to taste), and cayenne pepper. Garnish servings of soup with a dollop of creme fraiche and chopped chives.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. pour a thin layer of water not the bottom of cookie sheet with sides or jelly roll pan. Place the squash cut-side down. Bake 40 minutes.
• Cook squash and remove peel. Cut into large squares. Set aside.
• Melt butter in large stock pot over medium heat. Add onion, shallots, and garlic and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Pour the low sodium chicken broth into the pot. Add potatoes and increase heat to bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil for 20 minutes.
• Add the squash, stirring until well mixed.
• Using a handheld blender, puree the soup until smooth. OR, cool slightly and transfer in batches to food processor and blend until smooth. Return to large pot.
• Season the soup with the cayenne pepper, allspice, nutmeg, ginger, and pepper. Add apple cider vinegar, splash of white wine or cooking white wine and water. Stir well and ladle into bowls.

Steps:

• In large saucepan, saute leeks in butter until tender.
• Stir in the squash, broth, thyme and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat;cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the squash is tender.
• Cool slghtly.
• In a blender, cover and process squash mixture in small batches until smooth; return to the pan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Add the cheese; stir until soup is heated through and cheese is melted.
• Garnish with the sour cream and onion.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Brush cut side of squash and garlic cloves with oil. season with salt and pepper. Place the squash cut sides down on the sheet, tucking the garlic cloves and thyme into the squash cavities. Roast about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the potato in a medium saucepan and fill with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a low boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes Drain and set aside.
• When the squash is cool enough to handle, remove and discard the peel and the thyme. Cut the squash into large pieces. In a blender, working in batches, puree the squash, garlic, potato and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the soup over medium-low heat until warmed through. Divide among 4 bowls and top with yogurt, onions and parsley.