Butternut Pear Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 onion, sliced
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 large butternut squash (for easy roasted check Pureed Squash Butternut, Acorn Any Hard Winter Squash!)
1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth
1 (15 ounce) can pears in light syrup
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
2 cups low-fat milk or 2 cups nonfat milk
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, diced
Season to taste
salt
sherry wine
Garnish
roasted butternut squash seeds
roasted pumpkin seeds (Spicy Roasted Butternut Seeds / Pumpkin Seeds )

Preparation

Slice butternut into 4 and remove seeds and fiber.
Place in a microwave oven and cook till tender for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile saute onions in butter for 10 minutes till golden brown then add brown sugar and spices cook for 5 more minutes over low heat. Add broth to deglaze the pot!
Cube squash and if you have a good blender like a vita mix you don`t have to peel just put it in you blender along with all the ingredients and process till smooth.
In a pot add all ingredients and simmer 10 minutes.
Taste and season with salt and sherry if desired.