Description
This Butternut Squash Beer Soup is a creamy, dairy-free butternut squash soup flavored with onions, green apples, garlic and pumpkin flavored beer.
Ingredients
1 large butternut squash
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 granny smith apple, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chicken or vegetable stalk
1 cup pumpkin flavored beer
salt and pepper to taste
pomegranate seeds, for garnish
pumpkin seeds, for garnish
coconut cream, for garnish
Instructions
Butternut Squash – Slow Cooker
Add the whole butternut squash to the slow cooker
Set slow cooker for 4-5 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low
Once it is cool enough to handle, slice it open, scoop out the seeds and peel off the skin, set the flesh aside
Butternut Squash – Instant Pot
Slice open the butternut squash the long way and scoop out the seeds.
Add the trivet insert into the bottom of the Instant Pot
Pour 1 cup of water into the bottom of the pot
Place the butternut squash halves* in the pot
Set Instant Pot to “Pressure Cook” high for 12 minutes, make sure the vent is set to sealing
Once the Instant Pot finishes, allow the pressure to slow release until it’s safe to open the pot
When the butternut squash has cooled enough to handle, peel off the skin, set the flesh aside
Butternut Squash Beer Soup
On the stovetop, heat olive oil over medium heat in a large, tall sided pot
Add the onions and apples, sauté 3-4 minutes
Add the garlic, sauté 1-2 minutes
Add the flesh of the butternut squash to the pot
Pour in the the stalk and beer
Use an immersion blender** to blend the soup until smooth
Bring soup mixture to a boil
Reduce to simmer for 10-15 minutes
Flavor with salt and pepper to taste
Serve hot
Garnish with pomegranate, pumpkin seeds a a few drops of coconut cream (optional)
Notes
*You may need to cut them in half again to fit the whole thing in the pot
**If you do not have an immersion blender, you can transfer the sautéed apples, onions and garlic and the butternut squash to a blender to blend smooth, then add it back to the pot and add in the stalk and beer
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