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Acorn Squash Soup

3 acorn squash
1 tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 T honey
¼ c heavy whipping cream
1 onion
¼ c red wine
1 whole garlic bulb
3 T Olive Oil
6-7 fresh basil leaves

Cut raw acorn squash into quarters. Remove seeds, leave skin for now. Put in stock pot with around 4 c of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes or until soft but not too mushy. Let cool well because you’ll need to remove the skins, some of it will just peel off and some needs to be cut. Keep 2 c of the boiling water.

While cooking squash, have a whole garlic bulb wrapped in foil, roasting in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Make sure to toss the bulb in the oil and pour the remaining oil on the foil. It is easier to deal with the roasted garlic if you cut off the top to expose all the cloves a wee bit.

Also, slice onion into small slices and start caramelizing. Keep cooking on low heat until brown, clear and soft. Then add the red wine to a high heat and cook of a bit of it and create sort of “gravy” or a reduction if you’re fancy. This too can take about 20 minutes or so. It’s important for the texture to not burn the onions but caramelize them completely.

Allow all ingredients to cool a bit after cooking. After removing skin from squash, cut into 1” size chunks or so and blend until smooth; at this time, include the honey. You will want to use some of the left over cooking water to create the consistency of your liking. I made it equivalent to infant baby food. :)
Place blended squash into cooking pot and add spice mixture. Put on low heat as you prepare the other items to add. Blend reduced onions, roasted garlic, and basil leaves together until nice and smooth. You can use some more of the squash cooking water if necessary. After blended nicely, mix in with squash and mix well and start heating slowly. When thoroughly heated, stir in whipping cream to create a nice smooth texture. You can serve with some fresh basil and I also served some raisin toast sans butter for dipping into the soup.


Dis some good shit main....................
Enjoy...........
J