Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, spicy butternut soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Spicy butternut soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Spicy butternut soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have spicy butternut soup using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy butternut soup:
- Get 1.5 kg butternut chopped into small chunks
- Get 2 leeks washed and roughly chopped
- Take 1 large onion
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- Make ready 1.5 litres water to cover contents in pot
- Make ready 500 ml chicken stock
- Prepare 1 pinch salt and a little extra reserved for croutons
- Take 1 pinch cracked black pepper plus a little extra for topping of soup
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
- Take 1 slice stale bread
- Get 1 teaspoon olive oil and extra to drizzle over soup
- Get 1 dollop of cream(optional)
Instructions to make Spicy butternut soup:
- On a medium heat, sauté the onion and leek and then garlic in Extra Virgin Olive Oil. When the onion is translucent, add the pumpkin and leave to caramelize for 5-10 minutes.
- Add vegetable/chicken stock and water. Allow to simmer on a medium to low heat for 25-30 minutes or until the pumpkin has a really soft consistency.
- If you own a stick blender, blend to a smooth consistency or if you're like me, you like your soup chunky, serve with crisp croutons
- To make the croutons, take a slice of stale bread and chop roughly, spread on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toast in the oven for 10 minutes. Serve whilst warm and crisp, top the soup with your croutons, an extra drizzle of olive oil and a a dollop of cream if you like.
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