Asian Butternut Squash Soup
I love dump soups!
You cut up your ingredients, and then dump it all into one big pot! Let it simmer for a while, and voila! You have an awesome soup!
The flavors in this soup merry so well together. At first I had my doubts, but butternut squash is such a wonderful vehicle for Asian flavors. It lends it’s own sweetness, but it can still take on just the right amount of flavor. This is a great soup for a cold day, because it’s hearty enough to fill you up, yet still light enough to be the perfect size for a lunch!
Asian Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients:
1 butternut squash
1 large onion
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sesame oil
5 celery stalks
1 red pepper
2 quarts chicken stock
1 can light coconut milk
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
salt to taste
1. Cube the butternut squash and cut the celery, onions, and red pepper into 3/4 inch pieces.
2. Heat a pot on medium high heat. Add the vegetable oil, sesame oil, and squash to the pot. Cook for 5-10 minutes.
3. Add the onion and celery and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add the red pepper and chicken stock, and stir.
5. Add the coconut milk and soy sauce, and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 20-30 minutes, or until the squash is tender.
6. Add the white pepper, black pepper, salt, peanut butter, and fish sauce, and allow to simmer for 3 minutes, or until everything has combined well.
7. Serve hot and enjoy!
- 1 butternut squash
- 1 large onion
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 5 celery stalks
- 1 red pepper
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 1 can light coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- salt to taste
- Cube the butternut squash and cut the celery, onions, and red pepper into 3/4 inch pieces.
- Heat a pot on medium high heat. Add the vegetable oil, sesame oil, and squash to the pot. Cook for 5-10 minutes.
- Add the onion and celery and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the red pepper and chicken stock, and stir.
- Add the coconut milk and soy sauce, and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 20-30 minutes, or until the squash is tender.
- Add the white pepper, black pepper, salt, peanut butter, and fish sauce, and allow to simmer for 3 minutes, or until everything has combined well.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
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Crystal is the founder of Simply Playful Fare. She has been in the kitchen for as long as she can remember. She has a degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing.