Cream Of Patty Pan Squash And Sweet Corn Soup Recipes

CREAM OF PATTY PAN SQUASH AND SWEET CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Place dried navy beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
• Heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of water in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and more water if necessary; saute for 2 minutes. Add vegetable broth, pre-soaked beans, curry powder, lemon balm, white pepper, and cayenne; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are nearly tender, about 1 hour. Add squash to the simmering beans and bring back to a very slow boil. Simmer until squash and beans are tender, about 30 minutes more. Allow to cool slightly; use an immersion blender or transfer to a blender to blend until soup is smooth and creamy.
• Add corn to the pot and adjust seasoning as necessary. Heat to a slow boil and then reduce to a simmer. Continue to simmer until corn is tender, about 10 minutes.

FRESH CORN SAUTé WITH TOMATOES, SQUASH, AND FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Mix cornmeal and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne in small bowl. Add okra and toss lightly to coat. Pour okra into sieve and shake off excess cornmeal.
• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add okra and sauté until coating is golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer okra to paper towels to drain; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wipe out skillet. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same skillet over medium heat. Add corn, squash, and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add tomatoes; cover and cook until squash is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in okra, cilantro, and green onions. Remove from heat. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and more cayenne, if desired.

CORN AND SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. , In the drippings, saute onion and celery until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. , Reduce heat to medium. Stir in the squash, corn, cream, parsley, salt, pepper and bacon. Cook and stir until heated through. Garnish with sour cream if desired.

GEM SQUASH AND SWEET CORN

Steps:

• Cut off the top third section of each gem sqaush. Keep the lid to replace later.
• Remove all the pips with a teaspoon.
• Fill eash gem sqaush with sweet corn, clump of butter, garlic and grated cheese.
• Replace the lid and wrap each gem sqaush with foil.
• Place in coals.
• The squashes are ready when soft at touch.

YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Cut summer squash crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Shuck corn and, working over a bowl, cut kernels from cobs. Halve cobs. Chop shallots and mince garlic. Wearing rubber gloves, chop chile, with seeds if desired.
• In a 5-quart heavy kettle combine all ingredients (including cobs) except water and cook over moderate heat, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in water and simmer mixture until squash is very tender, about 15 minutes. Discard cobs. In a blender puree mixture in batches until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to another bowl. Season soup with salt and pepper. Divide soup between 2 bowls and garnish with corn, chiles, cilantro, small dollops of sour cream, and squash.

SPICY CREAM OF SWEET CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Finely chop all vegetables.
• In a saucepan, heat the butter and cook the onions until soft. Add the garlic, tomato, half the tin of corn and half the amount of jalapeno. Cook for about 2 minutes, until tomato is almost dissolved. Remove saucepan from heat.
• Put veggies in blender and puree until smooth (add a little milk if you have difficulty blending them). Return blended veggies to saucepan and add milk. Mix well and add remaining corn and jalapeno, do not let it boil.
• Serve immediately and top bowls with cheddar cheese Serve with hot flour tortillas or corn bread.