Ingredients

  • 1 34 lbs butternut squash or 1 34 lbs pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cubed
  • 1 18 lbs tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 garlic cloves, quartered
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 red chili peppers, desseded and roughly chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
  • 7 12 cups chicken broth or 7 12 cups vegetable broth, hot
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • Place the pumpkin, tomatoes and garlic in a large deep roasting tin.
  • Season well with salt and pepper, drizzle over the oil and roast for 30 mins until the pumpkin feels tender when pierced with a knife.
  • Sprinkle over the chili peppers, ginger and sugar then pour over the hot broth.
  • Return to the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Puree roughly with a potato masher or blitz with a hand held blender, depending on how smooth you want it.
  • Serve.