Butternut Squash Soup – Recipe from BBC Good Food

Butternut Squash Soup
 1 kg butternut squash, peeled and deseeded
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 tbsp butter
 2 onions
 1 garlic, thinly sliced
 2 mild red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
 850 ml hot vegetable stock
 4 tbsp crème fraîche, plus more to serve
 Yo Po Chilli
1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

2

Cut the squash into large cubes, about 4cm/1½in across, then toss in a large roasting tin with 1 tbsp of the olive oil.

3

Roast for 30 mins, turning once during cooking, until golden and soft.

4

While the butternut squash cooks, melt the butter with the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, then add the onions, garlic clove and three-quarters of the chillies.

5

Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15-20 mins until the onions are completely soft.

6

Tip the butternut squash into the pan, add the stock and crème fraîche, then whizz with a stick blender until smooth. For a silky soup, put the soup into a liquidiser and blitz it in batches.

7

Return to the pan, gently reheat, then season to taste. Serve the soup in bowls with swirls of crème fraîche and a dollop of our Yo Po Chilli

Ingredients

 1 kg butternut squash, peeled and deseeded
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 tbsp butter
 2 onions
 1 garlic, thinly sliced
 2 mild red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
 850 ml hot vegetable stock
 4 tbsp crème fraîche, plus more to serve
 Yo Po Chilli

Directions

1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

2

Cut the squash into large cubes, about 4cm/1½in across, then toss in a large roasting tin with 1 tbsp of the olive oil.

3

Roast for 30 mins, turning once during cooking, until golden and soft.

4

While the butternut squash cooks, melt the butter with the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, then add the onions, garlic clove and three-quarters of the chillies.

5

Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15-20 mins until the onions are completely soft.

6

Tip the butternut squash into the pan, add the stock and crème fraîche, then whizz with a stick blender until smooth. For a silky soup, put the soup into a liquidiser and blitz it in batches.

7

Return to the pan, gently reheat, then season to taste. Serve the soup in bowls with swirls of crème fraîche and a dollop of our Yo Po Chilli

Butternut Squash Soup – Recipe from BBC Good Food