Butternut Squash Soup with Sage is made with roasted caramelized squash, sage fried in a pan, leeks and fresh cream to finish it up. Plus, some extra “chef’s secrets” to bring your soup from boring to exquisite. There are millions of butternut squash soups out there, but believe me… this one is far from the “everyday life” soup. For starters, Butternut Squash Soup with Sage is under ten ingredients, so a fast and easy one. Plus, no need for thickeners, or extra broth, the butternut squash takes care of all that with the help of some lovely leeks. Tricks for a Top Soup Here are a few secret tricks for you to upgrade your soups. Follow those few easy steps to bring any soup to another level. The roasting needs to be well done; the main veggie needs a bit of Maillard (browning) reaction to give its caramelized flavour, so wait til the squash gets…
Butternut squash-blue cheese risotto is a great combination of flavours for this fall. Although blue cheese is a product people are black or white about… whether you love it or you hate it. It’s understandable, since it’s a quite powerful cheese, and not easy to pair. But if you are on the love side of the spectrum, this is the recipe for you. On the other end, butternut squash or you could also do it with the leftover of pumpkin you just carved for the kids… is a sweet element which needs a good contrasting element to balance it out. Those 2 together are a match made in heaven, one spicy and sharp and the other sweet and smooth, turns into a dynamic dish when put together. A well balanced dish. Also, another too often forgotten element which is important in this recipe is the : Black pepper. Yes… the black pepper…