Blue Hubbard Squash Soup Recipes

BLUE HUBBARD SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut the squash in half. Remove the seeds and place the squash cut side-down on a baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until you can pierce a fork through the flesh of the squash, about 40 minutes. Do not overcook it so it becomes mushy. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Peel off the skin from the squash or use a spoon to scoop out the flesh. Add squash to the pot, cover with vegetable broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook, about 15 minutes.
• Turn off heat and remove the lid. Stir in coconut milk and lemon juice and allow to cool slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender in batches, or use an immersion blender, to blend the soup until it is silky smooth.

HUBBARD SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic until golden. Add the broth and simmer 15 minutes. Add the squash and the salt, pepper, cinnamon and mace, and simmer for another 15 minutes. Add the heavy cream, and continue to simmer 5 to 6 minutes until heated through. Puree to desired consistency if needed. Serve garnished with croutons if desired.

HUBBARD SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Cut Hubbard Squash in two pieces.
• Put in roasting pan with 2 inches water on bottom of pan.
• Cover with foil, bake at 350 2-3 hours, until tender. Using a spoon, scrape all the yellow squash into a bowl (careful not to take the green unripened part). Set aside.
• Saute onion in 2 tablespoons butter till carmalized.
• Put all ingredients into a food processor and process until very smooth.
• (My food processor is small, so I do this in small batches and put each into a large pot, then stir till all is combined.).
• Add the steamed brocolli and ham cubes.

SPICY BLUE HUBBARD SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Using a sharp knife, remove stem from squash, and discard. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Remove seeds and pulp with a spoon, and transfer to a large bowl. Set aside. Brush cut sides of squash with 1 tablespoon of the oil, and season evenly with ½ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ teaspoon of the pepper. Place squash halves, cut side down, on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Roast until squash is tender, about 1 hour.
• While squash is roasting, separate squash seeds from pulp and transfer seeds to a small bowl; discard pulp. Cut greens from white part of leek, and reserve greens for another use or discard. Cut white part in half lengthwise, and thinly slice to equal ¾ cup.
• Remove squash from oven, and let stand until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Using a spoon, scrape flesh from skin, and transfer to a medium bowl, along with any pan drippings from baking sheet. Discard skin. Set scraped squash aside, and reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large stockpot over medium. Add leek and onion to pot. Cook, stirring often, until tender and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add coriander, cumin, roasted squash and pan drippings, and vegetable broth to pot, and bring to a boil over medium. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced and has thickened slightly, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss together squash seeds, chili powder, ½ teaspoon of the salt, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a medium bowl until well combined. Transfer seasoned squash seeds to a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Roast at 300°F until fragrant and seeds begin to pop, about 15 minutes, stirring halfway through roasting. Set aside.
• Remove pot from heat, and pour half of squash mixture into a blender. Secure lid on blender, and remove center piece to allow steam to escape. Place a clean towel over opening. Process until smooth, about 1 minute; transfer mixture to a clean saucepan. Repeat process until all squash mixture has been pureed. Bring squash mixture to a simmer over low. Whisk heavy cream and remaining 2 teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper into squash mixture; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• To serve, ladle soup into 6 bowls, and drizzle Mexican crema over each serving. Top with crumbled queso fresco, roasted squash seeds, thinly sliced serrano chiles, fresh cilantro leaves, and black pepper; serve immediately.

HUBBARD SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Slowly cook onions in butter, add the apples and cook until soft.
• Add squash and allow to sweat if necessary.
• Add broth to cover veggies and the sprig of rosemary.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove rosemary.
• Wisk the four and milk together and add to the pot and stir until the soup bubbles again for a minute.
• When all is soft and cooked through use your stick blender or regular blender to puree the soup smooth.
• Add curry to taste and serve.

ROASTED HUBBARD SQUASH SOUP WITH HAZELNUTS AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine olive oil, garlic, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, and sage in a mortar; pound with a pestle until consistency is like a coarse paste. Rub spice mixture on the cut-sides of the squash halves. Place squash onto the prepared baking sheet with cut-sides down.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Remove from oven, turn cut-sides up, and cool until easily handled. Scrape insides of squash into a bowl; you should have about 5 cups.
• Melt butter in a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leek, carrots, and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until leek is softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add reserved squash, chicken broth, 1 teaspoon salt, and bay leaf. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until soup's flavor has developed, about 30 minutes.
• Remove and discard bay leaf. Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup. Add lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with hazelnuts, chives, and Espelette pepper.