Butternut Bisque with French Onion Toast Topper
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Butternut Bisque with French Onion Toast Topper

1. Butter - 3 tablespoons
2. Chopped onion - 1 ½ cups
3. Kosher salt - 1 ½ teaspoons
4. Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
5. Butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes - 1 (2 pound)
6. Low-sodium chicken broth - 4 cups
7. Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch
8. Heavy cream - ½ cup
9. Pure maple syrup - 2 tablespoons
10. Chopped fresh parsley, or to taste - 1 tablespoon
11. Butter - 3 tablespoons
12. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
13. Sweet onions, chopped - 3 large
14. Shallot, thinly sliced - 1 large
15. Salt - ½ teaspoon
16. Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon
17. Sherry - 2 tablespoons
18. Low-sodium beef broth - ½ cup
19. Fresh thyme sprigs - 2
20. Sourdough bread - 6 slices
21. Butter, softened - 6 teaspoons
22. Shredded Gruyere cheese - 6 ounces

How to cook deliciously - Butternut Bisque with French Onion Toast Topper

1. Stage

Melt butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is tender but not browned, about 10 minutes.

2. Stage

Increase heat to medium-high. Stir in tomato paste. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture begins to caramelize and brown, about 2 minutes. Add squash, chicken broth, remaining kosher salt, and cayenne pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until squash is very tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

3. Stage

Using an immersion blender, blend squash mixture until smooth. (Or transfer mixture, in batches if needed, to a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Return to pot.) Stir in cream and maple syrup.

4. Stage

Ladle soup into wide shallow bowls. Serve with French Onion Toast Toppers and top with parsley.