Bourbon Butternut Squash Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, diced
6 cups butternut squash, diced peeled, deseeded
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
1/4 cup Bourbon
5 cups chicken stock or 5 cups canned chicken broth
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup honey
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons nutmeg
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation

Place butter in 4-quart saucepan and saute onions over medium heat until onions turn opaque. Add squash, ginger, garlic and saute an additional 2 minutes. Add bourbon and ignite with a lighter until alcohol has burned off.
Add chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes. Add all other ingredients and simmer for 5 or more minutes.
Blend all ingredients in saucepan with a handheld immersion mixer or blender until all of the soup has been pureed very fine, then add salt and pepper to taste.