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Kabocha Squash Soup With Pomegranate Seeds & Spicy Candied P Recipe

Kabocha Squash Soup With Pomegranate Seeds & Spicy Candied P Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 tbsp butter
1 onion, finely diced
1 (2 1/2 lb) kabocha squash, peeled, cleaned and diced into 3/4 -inch pieces
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups heavy cream
salt
pepper
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 cup pecan halves
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (or espelette , to taste)
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions:

Heat a 4-quart sauce pan or small pot over low heat. Add the butter and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir in the squash, broth and cream, and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and one-fourth teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook, loosely covered, until the squash is tender, about 20 minutes.
Puree the soup in a blender, or using an immersion blender, and pass through a strainer to remove any remaining solids. You should have about 9 cups soup. Set aside in a warm place until ready to serve.
While the soup is cooking, candy the pecans. Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan, stirring to moisten all of the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat and cook, evaporating the water and cooking the sugar, until a thermometer inserted in the liquid reads 265 degrees (hard ball stage for sugar), 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately remove from heat.
Add the pecans and pepper powder to the sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until cool. The sugar will crystallize (or seize) as it cools, forming a cloudy hard coating around the nuts; this is fine.
When the nuts have cooled, heat a clean, medium pan over moderate heat. Stir in the crystallized nuts and stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar coating on each nut caramelizes. Remove from heat and allow the caramelized nuts to cool on a sheet of parchment paper.
Ladle the soup into bowls and serve garnished with a small handful of spiced candied pecans and a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	411.26 Kcal (1722 kJ)
Calories from fat	323.6 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	35.96g	55%
Cholesterol	44.92mg	15%
Sodium	413.71mg	17%
Potassium	275.26mg	6%
Total Carbs	20.1g	7%
Sugars	13.11g	52%
Dietary Fiber	3.61g	14%
Protein	4.38g	9%
Vitamin C	10.1mg	17%
Iron	1mg	5%
Calcium	53.2mg	5%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	160 Kcal (670 kJ)
Calories from fat	125.89 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	13.99g	55%
Cholesterol	17.47mg	15%
Sodium	160.95mg	17%
Potassium	107.09mg	6%
Total Carbs	7.82g	7%
Sugars	5.1g	52%
Dietary Fiber	1.41g	14%
Protein	1.71g	9%
Vitamin C	3.9mg	17%
Iron	0.4mg	5%
Calcium	20.7mg	5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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