Butternut squash soup with chilli & crème fraîche

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Lunch
Cuisine British
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 butternut squash about 1kg, peeled and deseeded
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 onions diced
  • 1 garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • 2 mild red chillies deseeded and finely chopped
  • 850 ml hot vegetable stock
  • 4 tbsp crème fraîche plus more to serve

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 200C.
  • Cut 1 peeled and deseeded butternut squash into large cubes, about 4cm/1½in across, then toss in a large roasting tin with 1 tbsp of the olive oil.
  • Roast for 30 mins, turning once during cooking, until golden and soft.
  • While the butternut squash cooks, melt 1 tbsp butter with the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, then add 2 diced onions, 1 thinly sliced garlic clove and ¾ of the 2 deseeded and finely chopped red chillies.
  • Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15-20 mins until the onions are completely soft.
  • Tip the butternut squash into the pan, add 850ml hot vegetable stock and 4 tbsp crème fraîche, then whizz with a stick blender until smooth. For a really silky soup, put the soup into a liquidiser and blitz it in batches.
  • Return to the pan, gently reheat, then season to taste.
  • Serve the soup in bowls with swirls of crème fraîche and a scattering of the remaining chopped chilli
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