The moment I've waited for had arrived. I've finally made angmoh soup! And my favourite comfort soup of all! Squash soup! I've been intending to make squash soup for the longest time, but drinking the nice tangy one at Gore's speech really propelled me into action. The secret to the tang, I found out, was a nice green granny smith apple. So yums! I'm very proud of it! And J's v proud of it!
To make soup:
Sautee butternut squash, carrots, potatoes, onions and garlic with some olive oil. Add chicken broth and apple (please make sure apple to squash ratio is 1:3) and boil till squash is soft. Puree and bring to a simmer again, add nutmeg and cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste.
I'm try to avoid dairy in cooking because of over-enthusiastic eating of yoghurt and cheese in the morning and I'm glad to say that it turns out fantastic without cream or milk.
I read that roasting the vegetables before cooking them gives a nice roasted taste to it, but J was cleaning the oven when I was making soup and I didn't want to disturb his "cleaning" process. Instead I sauteed the vegetables nice and golden brown. I think I will try the roasted version next week. Yeapp with Whole Foods selling butternut squash at 39 cents/lb, I will be making loads of squash related meals! hahaha
Score:
J- 8/10
Me- 8/10
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