Friday, 1 November 2013

Soup'ilicious: Roasted Butternut Coconut Milk Soup

There is an Autumn icy wind blowing outside today, so what better way to warm up than with a bowl of butternut soup, warm farm style bread with some fresh salted butter. Did you know that a butternut is actually a fruit that grows on a vine?  The more ripe it becomes, its colour and sweetness enhances making it richer!  Try and use some really ripe fruits for this recipe. Here we go ...

2 large onions, large dice
1 apple, peeled, cored, large dice

2 carrots, chopped
4 cloves garlic
1.5 kg butternut, peeled and cubed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1,5 litres chicken stock
400ml coconut milk
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp hot/chilli sauce

Preheat oven to 200'C
Place onions, apples, carrots, garlic, butternut, salt and pepper on a baking sheet
Drizzle with oil and toss well
Roast for 45 min tossing occasionally until tender
Add veg to a blender with some of the stock and blend until smooth
Add to a large pot with remainder of stock, coconut milk, paprika, turmeric, sugar and hot sauce and simmer for 10 min

Time for a nice big bowl for lunch!



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