Butternut Squash Soup with Star Anise and Ginger Shrimp

Name: Butternut Squash Soup with Star Anise and Ginger Shrimp
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 794 grams butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (5 cups); 946 milliliters chicken stock or broth; 1 sprig Garnish: fresh cilantro; 1 Tbsp finely grated peeled fresh ginger; 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 0 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters chopped shallot; 454 grams 24 large shrimp in shell (about , peeled, leaving tail and first segment of shell intact, and deveined; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 473 milliliters water; 3 whole star anise

Butternut Squash Soup with Star Anise and Ginger Shrimp is a gluten free and pescatarian main course. One serving contains 188 calories, 16g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up shallot, shrimp in shell, garnish: cilantro sprigs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes.

Instructions

Toss shrimp with ginger in a bowl and marinate, chilled, 30 minutes (do not marinate any longer or enzymes from ginger will begin to cook shrimp).

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Bowl

Cook shallot, garlic, and anise in butter in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until shallot is softened, about 5 minutes.

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Shallot

Butter

Garlic

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Sauce Pan

Add squash, stock, and water and simmer, uncovered, until squash is very tender, about 20 minutes.

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Squash

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Water

Remove star anise.

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Star Anise

Purée soup in 2 batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids) until very smooth, about 1 minute per batch, then transfer to cleaned pan and keep warm, covered.

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Soup

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle marinated shrimp with salt.

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Shrimp

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Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp in 2 batches, stirring, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per batch, transferring to paper towels.

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