How to make Squash soup

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Kingdom: PlantaeDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaOrder: CucurbitalesFamily: CucurbitaceaeGenus: CucurbitaSpecies: C. maxima - hubbard squash, buttercup squash

C. mixta - cushaw squashC. moschata - butternut squashC. pepo - most pumpkins, acorn squash,

summer squash, zucchini

Know your squash

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)(summer squash)

Energy 20 kcal 70 kJCarbohydrates 3.4 g

- Dietary fiber 1.1 g Fat 0.2 gProtein 1.2 gWater 95 gRiboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.14 mg 9%Vitamin C 17 mg 28%Potassium 262 mg 6%

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Butternut squash soup v1 - Makings

• 1 medium size Acorn squash• 2 medium size Butternut squash• 1 pinch salt• 1 pinch dried chives• 2 pinches black pepper• 1 pinch red pepper flakes • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped• 1 tablespoonful olive oil• 1/2 red bell pepper• 2 slices tofu Bologna sausage, chopped• 1.5 liter spaghetti water (water in which you just

cooked some spaghetti)• 1 head corn• 1 pinch nutmeg (optional)• Crispy bacon bits (optional).

Butternut squash soup v1 - Method part 1/2

Track 1: prepare the soup base:

1) Boil the spaghetti water, then turn off the heat

2) Let the corn sit in the spaghetti water about 6 minutes

3) With a carving knife, remove the corn seeds from the cob and put them in the spaghetti water

4) Bring the pot to the boil and let simmer, adding chives, salt, and black pepper.

Track 2: cook the squash(es)5) Wash the squash.6) Split each squash

lengthwise, remove the seeds, and microwave as follows:

6a) Butternut 8-9 minutes high, leave to rest 3 minutes, then repeat for about 20 minutes cooking in total each squash.

6b) Acorn 12 minutes high one time.

7) Peel the squash, remove and mash the flesh, then add it to the pot of spaghetti water

Butternut squash soup v1 - Method part 2/2

Track 3: adding "je ne sais quoi":

8) Heat the oil and fry the garlic

9) Add the tofu strips, red bell pepper, and pepper flakes

10) Lightly fry for a few minutes until savory

11) Add to the pot from Track 2.

Finish:12) Boil the soup for a

few minutes, stopping in the middle to use a stem liquidizer to remove any lumps.

13) Leave to cool slightly, and adjust seasoning to taste.

You can add a pinch of nutmeg and/or crispy bacons bits just before serving if desired.

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