{"id":9,"date":"2006-10-04T20:10:53","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T20:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2006-10-04T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2006-10-04T20:10:53","slug":"butternut-squash-and-apple-soup-with-sausage-and-jerked-pumpkin-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Sausage and Jerked Pumpkin Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"

An adaptation from Jeff Blank’s (the chef at Hudson’s on the Bend<\/a>) wonderful cookbook, Cooking Fearlessly<\/a>. Our neighborhood Gourmet Club brought this recipe to my attention at the perfect moment: when I had some leftover roasted butternut squash. I decided to use what I had on hand, add some sausage to make it a one-dish meal and then add Chef Jeff’s creative garnishes. My version did turn out pretty thick, so if I attempted this again, I would probably add more liquid.<\/p>\n

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Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Sausage and Jerked Pumpkin Seeds<\/p>\n

I am hesitant to even write a “recipe” here, since I’m sure that Chef Blank would think I butchered his recipe, but here’s the rundown, for anyone that wants to try it:<\/p>\n

2 cups leftover roasted butternut squash (had been seasoned with a little cinnamon and curry)
\n2 peeled, cored, chopped Granny Smith apples
\n1 package sausage (I used Healthy Choice – it’s not the most “gourmet”, but it is arguably healthier)
\nabout 3 cups chicken stock
\nabout 1\/4 cup half and half
\n1 more Granny Smith apple (peeled, cored and thinly julienned, for garnish)
\n3\/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
\nabout 1\/4 cup of your favorite “Jerk” seasoning
\n(Jeff Blank has a really tasty recipe in his book, with more curry and sugar than most have. I’m going to try his Jerk seasoning on some oven-toasted cashews sometime for a fun cocktail snack. Mmmmm…..)
\n1 and 1\/2 Tbsp. melted butter<\/p>\n

You will need to prepare the pumpkin seeds ahead of time:
\nPour the melted butter over them, add the Jerk seasoning and stir. Bake at 250 degrees for about an hour, turning and stirring about every 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

For the soup:
\nHeat the stock and squash together in a large saucepan. Add the apple and simmer until soft. Puree in small batches in the blender. Put the pureed soup back into the saucepan. Cut the sausage into bite-sized pieces and brown in a separate pan. Add the sausage to the soup. Add cream and gently heat, stirring to blend. Ladle into bowls, topping with a “clump” of the reserved, julienned apple and then a sprinkle of the pumpkin seeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An adaptation from Jeff Blank’s (the chef at Hudson’s on the Bend) wonderful cookbook, Cooking Fearlessly. Our neighborhood Gourmet Club brought this recipe to my attention at the perfect moment: when I had some leftover roasted butternut squash. I decided to use what I had on hand, add some sausage to make it a one-dish … Continue reading “Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Sausage and Jerked Pumpkin Seeds”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entrees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions\/1030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}