Charlie Palmer Recipes

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Serves 10
Featured at Charlie Palmer Steak, DC

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients

2 each butternut squash, peeled, seeded and diced 
1/2 each large white onion, large dice 
1 1/2 each garlic cloves, crushed 
1 oz maple syrup 
1 each thyme sprig
pinch cinnamon 
1 each banana, peeled and sliced
6 C chicken broth
to taste salt and pepper
2 oz canola oil

Method

In medium sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, and garlic and sweat until tender.
Add squash and allow squash to sweat for 2-3 min, stirring frequently.
Add maple syrup, banana, thyme, cinnamon and sweat for another 2 minutes.
Add chicken broth gradually to barely cover squash mixture, season with salt and pepper and simmer
until squash is tender.

Remove pan from heat. Place squash with a small amount of broth in a blender.
Puree at high speed until smooth.
Add more broth as needed to achieve soup consistency. Strain through a fine strainer.

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve.

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