Title: Mexican Winter Squash Soup-Martha Stewart Living
Categories: Soup/stews, Vegetables, Mexican
Yield: 8 Servings

2 lb Butternut squash
6 c Basic Chicken Stock
1 1/2 tb Unsalted butter
3 c Chopped leeks, white and
-light-green parts only
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Minced garlic
1/2 ts Ground cumin
1/4 ts Pure chile powder (not the
-blended type)
1 c Canned crushed tomatoes
1 -2 chipotle peppers canned
-in adobo, seeds and ribs
-removed, minced
2 Cilantro bottoms (bottom 2
-inches with roots
-attached), rinsed
Freshly ground pepper
8 ts Sour cream
3 tb Finely chopped cilantro
-leaves

1. Rinse squash, trim ends, cut in half lengthwise, and discard strings and
seeds. Put into a saucepan with stock, cutting again if necessary, to make
squash fit into pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer,
covered, until just tender, about 20 minutes. Remove squash, and when it is
cool enough to handle, cut away skin with a small, sharp knife and chop
flesh into roughly 1-inch squares.

2. In a large, heavy-bottomed 3-quart saucepan, warm butter over medium-low
heat. Add leeks and 1/4 t salt, and cook until tender, about 45 minutes.
Add garlic, cumin, and chile powder, and cook for 1 minute.

3. Add reserved squash and stock, tomatoes, chipotles, cilantro bottoms,
remaining salt, and pepper to taste, and bring to a boil. Cook over low
heat for 30 minutes. Puree in a blender or food processor.

4. Return soup to saucepan and through. Garnish each serving with a tea-
spoon of sour cream and chopped cilantro.

Martha Stewart Living/Feb. & March/94 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #035 by John Merkel on
Feb 3, 1997.