Bourbon Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Sue Bee® Honey
- 3 tablespoons butter
- salt salt
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 5 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger
- 6 cups butternut squash
- 1 medium onion
- fresh ground black pepper fresh ground black pepper
Directions
- Place butter in 4-quart saucepan and saute onions over medium heat until onions turn opaque. Add squash, ginger, garlic and saute an additional 2 minutes. Add bourbon and ignite with a lighter until alcohol has burned off.
- Add chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes. Add all other ingredients and simmer for 5 or more minutes.
- Blend all ingredients in saucepan with a handheld immersion mixer or blender until all of the soup has been pureed very fine, then add salt and pepper to taste.
