How to of the Day: How to Make Butternut Squash Bacon Beer Soup

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How to Make Butternut Squash Bacon Beer Soup Nov 21st 2012, 08:00 This is a twist on the neo-traditional U.S. Thanksgiving or Christmas butternut squash soup recipe. This makes about 1 gallon (3.8 liters), which will serve 12-plus people and still have leftovers. Edit Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 medium white onion, diced 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 6 cups (48 oz) cubed butternut squash 1/2 package uncooked bacon (6 oz - try to get without nitrate preservatives) 1 12 oz bottle of autumn pumpkin ale or cider 3 quarts of water 1 1/2 tbsp of "Better than Bouillon" concentrated chicken bouillon (maybe 4 bouillon cubes or substitute all the water and this bouillon with as many cans of chicken broth = 96 oz) 1 tbsp of paprika 1 tsp of nutmeg 1/2 pint of heavy cream (sold in 1 pint containers) Salt to taste Edit Steps In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Melt the butter in the pan. Add diced white onion. Cook until translucent. Saute the onions until translucent. Dice the bacon and cook in a small frying pan until slightly crisp. Dice the bacon, then fry––don't overcook it. Add 3/4 of the cubed butternut squash to the large frying pan. Such a beautiful color. Pour in the bottle of pumpkin ale. It doesn't have to be this brand––something close enough will do. Stir in cooked bacon (include rendered oil if you like). Add the diced bacon. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until squash is soft. If you don't have a hand blender, puree mixture in a food processor (if you have a hand blender, just continue on until use is stated). Use your food processor here if you don't have a hand or stick blender. Pour contents into larger soup pot over low heat. Add water (or chicken stock), paprika, and nutmeg, and parsley. Dissolve bouillon into the mixture (if you didn't use stock). Use this soft bouillon base, bouillon cubes, or stock. Add the heavy cream. Just do it. Pour it right in there. Simmer for 30 minutes. Using a hand blender, puree the soup until smooth. If you have a hand blender, do this. If not, puree the mixture before you add water. Dice the remaining 1/4 of butternut squash cubes and add to the soup. Dice the rest into 1/4" (6.35mm) or smaller cubes or pieces. Simmer for another 10 minutes and turn off heat. Just simmer it until it reduces to the consistency that you desire. Serve in bowls garnished with thinly sliced green onions prior to the main course. Edit Tips You can open the bottle of pumpkin ale hours before and let the carbonation escape. Around Thanksgiving, the butternut squashes may be in high demand and smaller than usual. You can also buy pre-cubed bags instead. Be creative, within limits. If you think something might work, don't be afraid to try it. Experiment and have fun cooking. Squeeze a full lemon or two into the soup for some tangy flavor. Edit Warnings You will be dealing with hot liquids and oil from the bacon. Please be careful when stirring, adding items, and tasting. You will have a lot of salt present already in the bacon and broth. Don't add extra salt until the end. Edit Things You'll Need A large frying pan A medium frying pan A soup pot at least 1 gallon/3.8 liter capacity Edit Related wikiHows How to Make a Quick French Onion Soup How to Make Cream of Vegetable Soup How to Make Vegan Vegetable Soup How to Make Mushroom Soup Article Tools Read on wikiHow Email this Article Edit Discuss Media files: 200px-Melting-butter.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Sweating-Onions.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-I-likes-my-bacons-crispy..jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Cubed-butternut-squash.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Brooklyn-Brewery's-Post-Road-pumpkin-ale.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Diced-Minced-Bacon-for-Pie.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Cuisinart-mini-processor.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Better-than-bouillon3.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-I'm-pouring-in-the-heavy-cream.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Blending-soup.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Diced-squash-and-potatoes.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-29-365--beer-cheese-soup.jpg (image/jpeg) 200px-Roasted-Butternut-Squash-Soup-and-Curry-Condiments.jpg (image/jpeg)

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