Wilmington Squash Soup
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp organic butter
- 12 green onions, chopped (white and green parts)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 organic red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 Tbsp fresh basil chopped
- 2 pounds organic butternut squash, peeled and chopped (see instructions below)
- 1 ham bone or ½ pound ham, chopped
- 1 - 14oz can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups homemade or organic chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground mace
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp curry powder
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions
- Cut butternut squash in half, brush cut sides with coconut oil. Bake in 350-degree oven about 40-45 minutes. Let cool. Peel, seed, and chop.
- In soup pot add butter and chopped green onions. Saute 2-3 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
- Add garlic and red bell pepper and saute for additional 3 minutes.
- Add ham bone or ham, tomatoes, chicken stock, spices, fresh herbs, and chopped squash. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Stir well and let simmer about 45 – 60 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste, stirring well.
Recipe Notes
Great with cornbread topped with pickled beets, coarse black pepper, and goat cheese.
Or try garnished with sprouted popcorn and served with sprouted pumpkin seeds for a delicious fall meal.
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Wilmington Squash Soup
Ingredients
Herbal base
- 2 tbsp butter
- 6 scallions chopped in a dutch oven or soup pot saute scallions in butter for 2 minutes
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh basil chopped
Squash soup
- 2-3 lbs organic butternut squash peeled and chopped
- 1/2 lb naturally cured ham
- 1 15 oz. can organic diced tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 tsp mace
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions
Herbal base
- Add these ingredients to the scallions and cook on low for 5 minutes. NOTE: Since red peppers are out of season I use roasted red peppers from the grocery. A small jar works fine. Make sure they aren’t marinated.
Squash soup
- Add these ingredients to your pot and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer about an hour. NOTE: I cut my squash in half, brush with coconut oil, place cut–side down on a roasting pan and bake about 25–30 minutes on 350 degrees. Makes peeling and chopping much easier than handling raw squash
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