Chile pumpkin/squash soup
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | larges | Butternut squash |
| 3 | pounds | Banana squash |
| 1 | Whole chipotle pepper; (dried) | |
| 1 | large | Dried ancho; pulverized |
| 1 | Whole habanero; stemmed & seeded | |
| 5 | cups | Chicken broth |
| ¼ | cup | Lime juice |
| 2 | Whole zucchini; diced | |
| Sour cream; for garnish | ||
| Roasted jalapenos; for garnish | ||
| Chopped red onion; for garnish | ||
Directions
Bake the squash, covered, for about an hour at 400F. Soak a dried Chipotle in boiling water for 5 minutes and drain. Put it, 5 cups chicken broth, a large dried ancho pulverized in a blender and a stemmed and seeded habanero in a large pot. Simmer 20 minutes; remove and discard ancho and hab. Scrape squash from rind; whirl in blender or food processor and add to broth with ¼ cup lime juice. Add 2 diced zucchini, simmer 10 minutes.
Serve topped with sour cream and chili garnish (roast 4 large jalapenos, red and green; chop, saute a chopped red onion in a little salad oil, add the chopped jalapenos)
NOTES : Sunset suggests serving with Rosemary smoked turkey and spiced basmati rice with chayote.
Recipe by: Sunset Magazine (Berry Kercheval) Posted to recipelu-digest by "Christopher E. Eaves" <cea260@...> on Mar 03, 1998