How to Prepare Delicious Spicy Kabocha Squash Soup

Spicy Kabocha Squash Soup.

You can cook Spicy Kabocha Squash Soup using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Spicy Kabocha Squash Soup

1. Prepare 1/2 of Kabocha squash.
2. You need 3 slice of Bacon.
3. Prepare 1/2 of to 1 tablespoon Butter.
4. It's 1 of Onion or shallot.
5. You need 200 ml of Water.
6. It's 250 ml of Low-fat heavy cream.
7. It's 100 ml of Milk.
8. You need 1 of to 2 teaspoons Garam masala, curry powder.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of Grated ginger.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of Nutmeg.
11. Prepare 1 dash of Cinnamon.
12. It's 1 of add after tasting Salt.
13. You need 1 dash of Paprika powder to finish.

Spicy Kabocha Squash Soup instructions

1. Melt the butter in a pot and sauté the chopped shallots. Add the bacon and continue sautéing..
2. Microwave the kabocha squash for about 8 minutes, remove the peel and seeds, and cut into bite sized pieces. Sauté the ginger and kabocha squash, add enough water to cover, and simmer..
3. When the kabocha squash is tender, cool it down a bit. Puree in a blender or pass through a chinois or sieve. Return the puree to the pan, add the cream and milk and heat through..
4. Add the garam masala, nutmeg and cinnamon, and season with salt. Ladle into soup bowls, sprinkle with some paprika on top, and serve..
5. Instead of adding the bacon in Step 1, you can fry it until crispy and scatter it on top to serve..