Butternut Squash With Garlic, Ginger, And Lime

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 spanish onion coarsely
4 garlic pressed
1 tablespoon coarsely
1 ginger
1 butternut squash peel seed
5 cups chicken stock
1 pinch sugar
1/4 cup lime juice
20 slices lime

Instructions

Pantry: 1 butternut squash weighs about 2 to 2-1/2 pounds, and will yield about 5 cups cubed pulp.

Directions:

1. Melt butter over low heat in a heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and cook, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Add butternut squash, chicken stock, and sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook until squash is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

3. Remove solids and place in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, gradually adding remaining broth and lime juice.

4. Float slices of fresh lime on each serving.