super soup.

you know this guy...

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he's from my neck of the woods back in california, so on our visit, we visited his restaurant, johnny garlic's. 

i ordered a butternut squash soup.  it was the best soup my tongue had ever laid taste buds on.  my grandma got gutsy and asked the waitress for the recipe.  i was a bit embarrassed.  why in the world would they just give out the recipe?!  the waitress came back, recipe in hand.  go grannie! hubby reminded me that since guy's recipes are all over foodnetwork.com it's probably not that big of a deal... who knows, this recipe may even be there too.  but, i don't want to burst my bubble of exclusiveness. ha. (okay, i just checked... this really is exclusive and cannot be found on the food network.)

this thanksgiving, i was asked to make the sweet potato casserole... well, let me just say that this soup is good enough to replace the good 'ol sweet potatoes with.  i plan on making it instead.  it's that good.  seriously people.  

you should know that this is the actual restaurant recipe.  meaning, it will feed about 30 - 35 people.  so, unless you want to turn your home into a restaurant, cut the recipe down to however many servings your heart so desires.  it would've been really nice of me to do that for you, but i don't want to be responsible for ruining your soup because of bad math.  

johnny garlic's butternut squash soup

*remember: this recipe is huge and will feed about 30 - 35 people.*

ingredients:

2 cups onion

1/2 cup garlic chopped

35 pounds butternut squash

1T. cayenne

1/4 cup worcestershire sauce

2 oz. olive oil

1 tsp. cloves

1 oz. tabassco

1/2 pound butter

6 qt. chicken stock

1 1/4 gallon cream

directions:

cut the squash in half, drench with olive oil, salt and pepper. roast the squash on a baking sheet at 350 degrees for one hour.  remove the skin from the squash, puree it in a food processor and then place it all in a large pot.  add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil for 30 minutes.  eat and enjoy.  it's good to the last bite.

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hope each of you and yours has a sweet thanksgiving.