Autumn Squash And Apple Bisque

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 2 large yellow onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 quarts chicken stock
• 4 medium autumn squash, peeled and chopped
• 5 firm-fleshed apples, peeled and diced
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• sea salt
• cayenne pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a heavy dutch oven over medium heat.
• 2 add onions, ginger and cinnamon.
• 3 saute, stirring constantly, until onions are transparent.
• 4 add chicken stock, squash and apples and bring to a boil.
• 5 simmer until squash and apples are soft.
• 6 cool mixture slightly.
• 7 puree in a blender, filling container no more than 3/4 full at a time.
• 8 add cream and sherry; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 9 return to low heat and warm through.