Sweet And Savory Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups chopped yellow onions (3 large)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 5 lbs butternut squash (2 large)
• 1 1/2 lbs sweet apples, such as mcintosh (4 apples)
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups good apple cider or 2 cups juice

Recipe

• 1 warm the butter, olive oil, onions, and cinnamon in a large stockpot uncovered over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are tender. stir occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pot.
• 2 peel the squash, cut in half, and remove the seeds. cut the squash into chunks. peel, quarter, and core the apples. cut into chunks.
• 3 add the squash, apples, salt, pepper, and 2 cups of water to the pot. bring to a boil, cover, and cook over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes, until the squash and apples are very soft. process the soup through a food mill fitted with a large blade, or puree it coarsely in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
• 4 pour the soup back into the pot. add the apple cider or juice and enough water to make the soup the consistency you like; it should be slightly sweet and quite thick. check the salt and pepper and serve hot.