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Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup

1 Butternut Squash, peeled and cut up
1 Onion, diced
1 Sweet Potato, peeled and cut up
Baby carrots
Garlic cloves, peeled and cut up
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 Liter vegetable broth

Preparation: Mix the onion and garlic together. Then mix the Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato together.

Cooking: Use the vegetable oil and add the onion and garlic and let cook until onion turns golden. Then add the broth and let it come to a boil. Add the Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato. Let cook on low heat for 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft.

While my ingredients are a little bit different than the online ingredients one thing remains common is what is listed for the most part. I don't want too much salt and pepper in my soup because there is such a thing as too much. But seasoning is always an option too. Mom would probably put some extra spices in it I don't know the names of. Everyone is a little bit different. Now that I mentioned having some seasoning and spices which I have at home, time for the main ingredients.

I just so happened to have Butternut Squash if it really is that and Sweet Potato at home. What I needed from the store were the rest of the ingredients. So I came up with just needing carrots and broth, able to substitute the rest. So I waited until I could go to the store and buy the carrots and broth. The onion and garlic at home were unpeeled of course, but I did have the seasoning of onion and garlic too. I don't mind the garlic but the onion makes my eyes water.

The next day I prepared all the ingredients and then cooked the soup according to the recipe. It seems like the vegetables took a while to soften but that's okay. Just as long as the broth was bubbling the entire time was what counted. I never had Butternut Squash before but knew the soup would have a sweet taste because of the Sweet Potato. It would be a new taste to experience since this was my first time ever having the soup. Salt and pepper would be added as needed as I wait for my bowl of soup to cool off enough to eat it.


Rules ▼

Word Count: 100 recipe, 300 short story
Prompt: Vegetarian comfort food
Recipe Format: Normal format
Recipe Notes: website https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a29841144/butternut-squash-sweet-potat...

Contest: "Sharmelle's Recipe Kitchen Contest"