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If you grow butternut [[squashes]], this recipe is a great way to use them up. A warming winter soup that is well worth making
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|TotalCalories = 1272
|PortionCalories = 159
|DatePublished=31st October 2012
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 8
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 45 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''Nice with pumpkins too''

4.5/5

Here in Norfolk, we have lots of pumpkins; this was nice using those instead. 

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{{RecipeIngredients
| [[Extra virgin olive oil]]
| 16 freshly picked [[sage leaves]] with stems
| 2 [[carrots]], peeled and chopped
| 2 [[red onions]], peeled and sliced
| 2 [[celery]] sticks, washed and chopped, leaves trimmed
| 4 cloves [[Garlic]]
| A handful of [[rosemary leaves]], chopped
| 1 dried hot [[chili]], ground to powder
| [[Sea salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]]
| 1 large [[butternut squash]], peeled, de-seeded, halved and cut into 1" thick slices
| 2 litres good quality chicken or vegetable stock.
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===Method===

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| Add a three good glugs of olive oil to a big saucepan, when '''nearly''' smoking, add the [[sage leaves]] and fry until crisp and dark. About 30 seconds.
| Remove and drain on kitchen paper and reserve.
| In the same pan and oil, add the onion, celery, carrots, [[rosemary leaves]], ground chili and the salt and pepper and stir-fry for 15 minutes until the softened
| Add the squash and [[chicken stock]], return to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes
| Test the squash, it should be soft like a cooked [[potato]]
| Remove from the heat and whizz up in a [[food processor]] until you have your desired consistency
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===Chef's notes===
Stock: For the cheaters amongst us; use 1 tin of good quality clear chicken soup, plus a Knorr [[chicken stock]] cube in enough boiling water to make up the 2 litres.
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[[Category:Recipes|Squash]]
[[Category:Accompaniments|Squash]]
[[Category:Main courses|Squash]]
[[Category:Soup and stock recipes|Squash]]
[[Category:Vegetable recipes|Squash]]
[[Category:British recipes]]
[[Category:Squash recipes]]
[[Category:Favourite recipes]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]

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