Made the Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut Milk that Meryl posted last month...

michael-in-phoenix

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... with a couple of changes and it was very good.

I subbed acorn squash (3 squash) for the butternut and used lite coconut milk. I used a heaping tablespoon of curry powder.

Good stuff! Very creamy and the lemon juice added a nice tang. I'll be making this a lot this winter.

Thanks Meryl!

Michael

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH COCONUT MILK

Serves 4 as a main course

- 2 tablespoons (25 mL) olive oil

- 2 onions, finely diced

- 3 garlic cloves, minced

- 1 tablespoon (15 mL) minced gingerroot

- 1 tablespoon (15 mL) curry powder or paste

- 4 cups (1 L) water (my note: can substitute chicken broth or vegetable broth)

- 7 to 8 cups (1.8 to 2 L) diced butternut squash (1 large 3-pound/1.4-kg squash)

- 2 teaspoons (10 mL) sugar

- 1 1/4 teaspoons (6 mL) salt (my note: I'd use less)

- One 14-ounce (398-mL) can unsweetened coconut milk

- 2 tablespoons (25 mL) lemon juice

1. Warm oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Stir in onions, garlic, gingerroot and cook 5 minutes. Sprinkle on curry powder and cook 1 minute, tossing continuously.

2. Pour in water and bring to a boil. Mix in squash, sugar, salt, and lower heat to a lively simmer. Cook 30 minutes, or until squash is very tender. Pour in coconut milk and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.

3. Puree soup in batches in a blender and return to a smaller pot, if desired. Reheat before serving, if necessary.

From Vegetarian Classics (Quill) by Jeanne Lemlin

www.canada.com

http://www.eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=160621

 
Think I can substitute sweet potatoes for the squash?

This recipe looks fabulous and I have a ton of sweet potatoes! Thank-you, Colleen

 
Peeled and diced sweet potatoes would work, but you may have to adjust...

...the liquid volume to get the right texture.

I would bet there is more liquid in squash than sweet potatoes.

Also the end result would be very sweet, obviously. I'd skip the sugar and have more lemon juice ready in case you wanted to add extra at the end.

Michael

 
Hey Michael, glad you liked it! Did you use broth or water? If broth, about how much salt?

 
Swanson Chicken Broth and backed the salt off to 1 scant tsp. Added more salt...

...when I adjusted it at the end. With the salt in the chicken broth I probably ended up with 1 1/2 tsp. total.

Michael

 
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