Chandler's Apple Cider Butternut Bisque

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. (Mass Appeal) - Official Mass Appeal Chef Greg Monette from Chandler's Restaurant in South Deerfield showed us how to make a delicious dish off their menu!

Chandler's Apple Cider Butternut Bisque

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 3/4 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 6 cups)
• 2 1/2 cups chopped leeks (white and pale green parts only)
• 1 cup chopped peeled carrot
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 3 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage leaves
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider
• 2/3 cup crème fraiche or sour cream
• ½ cup heavy cream

Directions:

1. Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium to high heat.
2. Add squash, leeks, carrot and celery; sauté until vegetables get soft, about 15 minutes.
3. Mix in apples, thyme and sage. Add stock and 1 cup cider and bring to boil.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until apples are tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
5. Remove soup from heat and allow to sit for about 10 minutes to cool down.
6. Working in batches, purée soup in blender or use a stick blender directly in the pot. Return soup to pan.
7. Boil remaining 1/2 cup cider in heavy small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Cool.
8. Place sour cream in small bowl. Whisk in reduced cider.
9. Bring soup to simmer. Mix in heavy cream.
10. Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with cider cream.

About Chandler's Restaurant:

From traditional New England lunch fare to romantic candlelight dinners, experience extraordinary dining at Chandler's. This award-winning restaurant at Yankee Candle Village features a menu that changes regularly and one of the region's best wine cellars.
 

Chandler's Restaurant
25 Greenfield Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373

It's a short drive, just take exit 24 off I-91 North.

To make a reservation call (413) 665 - 1277 today!