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Spiced butternut squash soup with ginger and smoked pancetta

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course dinner, Entree
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large squash peeled and diced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 80 g fresh ginger peeled
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 2 sticks lemon grass roughly chopped
  • 2 lime leaves
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp green curry paste
  • 2 lts coconut milk
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 500 ml cold water
  • 2 tsp roasted pumpkin seeds
  • 3 tsp roasted diced pancetta

Instructions
 

  • Peel and dice squash into small pieces, removing the seeds and placing them to one side to use later.
  • In a blender add the onion, ginger, lemon grass lime leaves, garlic, turmeric and curry paste and blitz into a paste.
  • Fry the paste in a little oil before adding the water.
  • Bring the pan to a boil then add the squash and sugar. Cover with cling film and cook for about 1 hour or until soft.
  • Add the coconut milk and bring to a slow boil.
  • Place the leftover butternut seeds in the oven and allow them to dry out and crisp slightly. Dust the seeds in a little ground cumin and paprika.
  • Gently fry the pancetta until crispy.
  • Blend the soup until smooth.
  • Serve hot, garnished with pumpkin seeds and pancetta.
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