Monica Galetti recipe Roast butternut squash soup with brown shrimps

Chef Monica Galetti of MasterChef fame shares one of her favourite winter recipes with us - Roast butternut squash soup with brown shrimps recipes.
 
This is a delicious, flavoursome winter recipe, perfect for warming you up as the cold winter nights draw in. And as it's quick to make, it's a perfect evening meal when you're short on time.Roasted butternut squash soup with brown shrimps

Portions: 2
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
 
Ingredients
1 Medium butternut squash
Olive oil for cooking
1 Onion, peeled and chopped in the mini chopper
3 Garlic cloves, peeled, halved and germ removed
1 Tbsp Pine nuts
800ml Vegetable or chicken stock
25g Butter
120g Cooked peeled brown shrimps or crayfish tails
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp single cream (optional) to finish

 
Method
·      Heat the oven to 200c/gas 6.
·      Peel, halve and deseed the butternut squash, then cut into 2cm chunks and place in a roasting tray
·      Drizzle with olive oil and season with a few pinches of sea salt
·      Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes until soft and caramelised
·      Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium saucepan
·      Add the chopped onion and sweat gently over a low heat for 7-8 minutes to soften
·      Add garlic and sweat for another minute
·      Add the pine nuts and cook for a minute or two until lightly golden and take the pan off the heat
·      Once the squash is cooked, add it to the onion mixture
·      Return to the heat
·      Pour on enough stock to cover and bring to the boil
·      Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes
·      Take the pan off the heat and using Dualit Blending stick, blitz the soup until smooth
·      Season with salt and pepper to taste and add enough of the remaining stock to give the required  consistency. Heat through gently until hot
·      Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat
·      Add the Brown shrimp or crayfish tails and gently warm
·      Spoon the Brown shrimp or crayfish into middle of soup bowl and pour the butternut squash soup around
·      Finish with a drizzle of cream and serve with toasted wholemeal bread

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