Orange, Squash, and Ginger Soup with Wasabi Cream

Name: Orange, Squash, and Ginger Soup with Wasabi Cream
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped; 4 cups peeled and diced butternut squash; 2 cups peeled and diced potatoes; 1/2 fresh orange juice; 1/4 cup sake (or white wine); 5 cups chicken or 5 cups vegetable stock; 2 tablespoons pickled ginger; 1/2 teaspoon orange zest; salt and pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon wasabi; 2 tablespoons whipping cream

Submitted by Miraklegirl

"This soup is from Food and Drink Magazine. The wasabi cream gives a nice asian touch. Enjoy."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 ¹⁄₂ cups onions, chopped
4 cups peeled and diced butternut squash
2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
¹⁄₂ fresh orange juice
¹⁄₄ cup sake (or white wine)
5 cups chicken or 5 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons pickled ginger
¹⁄₂ teaspoon orange zest
salt and pepper, to taste
Wasabi Cream
1 teaspoon wasabi
2 tablespoons whipping cream

directions

Sauté onion in olive oil for about 2 minutes.
Add squash and potatoes and sauté one minute more.
Whisk together orange suice and sake.
Add vegetables along with stock.
Bring to a boil, then turn heat down and simmer uncovered until all vegetables are soft.
Add pickled ginger and orange rind and purée.
Season with salt and pepper.
For cream: stir together cream and wasabi, drizzle over individual bowls of soup.

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Reviews

Big hit. did not use as much potatoes. added a little cayenne pepper to spice it up a bit. used vegetable stock instead of chix.

art boone
This is a good spicy soup!I suateed the onions and added all except Wasbi Cream to the slow cooker. I skipped the potatoes.My DH didn`t like it but he doesn`t know whats good for him!

Rita1652