| Yield: 6 Servings
 Ingredients:
Squash:
- 6 Kuri Squash
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 2 cups water
Soup:
- 4 leeks, white part only
- 1 large onion
- 1 cup butter
- Roast Kuri squash (above)
- 2 springs of thyme
- 2 sprigs of rosemary
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 Tablespoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ cup honey
- 1 cup of cream
- Salt and pepper
Squash Dumplings:
- 1 roasted pumpkin or butternut squash
- ½ cup butter
- 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
- Salt and pepper
- Pasta dough
Sage Foam:
- Sage leaves
- Heavy cream
- Fried sage leaves
- Salt and pepper
To Assemble and Serve:
- Toasted pumpkin seeds
Method:
For the Squash:
Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Place on a roasting pan
flesh-side up and sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and
1 Tablespoon butter. Add 2 cups of water to the pan and cover
with aluminum foil. Bake squash until fork tender –
approximately 20 minutes. Allow to cool and scrape squash
meat into a container.
For the Soup:
Chop leeks and onion into 1-inch pieces. Sweat the items with
the butter over low heat until transparent. Add squash puree
to leeks and onion. Make a sachet of the thyme, rosemary,
cinnamon, garlic, black pepper and bay leaf. Add sachet and
2 gallons of water to the squash mixture, and cook for 20
minutes. Add honey and cream, season with salt and pepper,
and puree to a silky consistency.
For the Squash Dumplings:
Combine roasted squash, butter, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
Cut pasta dough into small squares and place a dollop of squash
filling in the center. Fold each point of the square to the
top, and cinch along the seams to form a pyramid-shaped dumpling.
For the Sage Foam:
Steep the sage leaves in cream. Strain cream, blend with fried
sage leaves, and season with salt and pepper. Beat with an
immersion blender or whisk until it forms a dense, creamy
foam.
To Assemble and Serve:
Plate foam and pumpkin seeds in the bottom of a bowl. Pour
Kuri Squash Soup over the foam tableside. Serve dumplings
on the side.
Wine Pairing:
Far Niente 2004 Napa Chardonnay
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