Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

Delicious soup for winter nights.

Ingredients

• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 pieces of celery chopped
• 2 peeled and then chopped carrots
• 2 spoonfuls of lazy garlic
• half a teaspoon of chilli flakes
• half a teaspoon of rosemary
• cubed butternut squash (1/2)
• tea cup of veg stock
• 4 tablespoons oil.

Instructions

STEP 1:

1. Cut the onion, carrots and celery into a bowl.

STEP 2:

add the garlic, rosemary and chill flakes into the mixture.

STEP 3:

2. Add oil to a soup pan and let it heat.

STEP 4:

3. When the oil is hot add the mixture into the bowl.

STEP 5:

4. Leave for 10 minutes to cook, while it cooks make up the stock and prepare the squash.

STEP 6:

5. Once the veg is cooked add the squash and then the stock to the pan.

STEP 7:

6. Let the mixture get to boiling point before reducing the heat and leaving to simmer for 30 minutes.

STEP 8:

7. Once the mixture has been left for 30 minutes, remove from hob to cool for 5 minutes.

STEP 9:

8. Blend the mixture to smooth consistency.

STEP 10:

9. Transfer to container if you plan to freeze.

STEP 11:

8. Add some cubed hot bread for extra taste.