Butternut Squash Soup
also called butternut bisque · squash soup · autumn squash soup
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1 largeyellow onion | sweat 8 min | simmer 25 min | purée smooth | finish off the heat |
| 2 clovesgarlic | ||||
| 2 Tbsunsalted butter | ||||
| 3 lb(1.4 kg; peeled and cubed)butternut squash | ||||
| 4 cups(950 mL; or vegetable stock)chicken stock | ||||
| 1(peeled and chopped)apple | ||||
| 1 1/2 tspkosher salt | ||||
| 1/3 cup(80 mL)heavy cream | ||||
| 1/8 tspgrated nutmeg | ||||
| 1/4 tspblack pepper | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.11 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1sweat 8 min
2simmer 25 min
goes in with what step 1 made
4finish off the heat
goes in with what step 3 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 33 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 8 minof the steps that give a time
2 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 8 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 50 min.
sweat 8 min
8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start
simmer 25 min
25 minwalk away(read off the step)8 min in
purée smooth
not timed33 min in
finish off the heat
not timed33 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need immersion blender
See how it is written
>> title: Butternut Squash Soup
>> category: Soups
>> tags: squash, apple, autumn, blender
>> counters: Diner, Deli
>> aka: butternut bisque, squash soup, autumn squash soup
>> servings: 6
>> time: 50 min
>> step.1: sweat 8 min
>> step.2: simmer 25 min
>> step.3: purée smooth
Sweat @yellow onion{1%large} and @garlic{2%cloves} in @unsalted butter{2%Tbs} for ~{8%min}.
Simmer @&(~1)aromatics{} for ~{25%min} with @butternut squash{3%lb}(1.4 kg; peeled and cubed), @chicken stock{4%cups}(950 mL; or vegetable stock), @apple{1}(peeled and chopped), and @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp}.
Purée @&(~1)soup{} until smooth with an #immersion blender{}.
Finish @&(~1)soup{} off the heat with @heavy cream{1/3%cup}(80 mL), @grated nutmeg{1/8%tsp}, and @black pepper{1/4%tsp}.