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Sue's Quick Sweet and Tangy Squash Soup

A squash soup flavored with garlic, ginger, onions, apples, and brown sugar, finished with orange zest and cinnamon.

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Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Sue's Quick Sweet and Tangy Squash Soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Toast the garlic, if used, in a few drops of olive oil.

  2. Add the chopped onion and saute in part of the stock.

  3. Add the remainder of the stock and the rest of the ingredients.

  4. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until the apples have cooked down and the soup has reduced to a light creamy consistency.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

451Calories
5 gProtein
14 gFat
84 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Winter Squash1 cup cubed (140g) butternut76
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Ginger + orangetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,833 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Clove + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Apples
Break down during cooking to add body and natural sweetness to the soup.
Winter squash
Provides the main bulk and smooth, creamy texture of the soup.
Brown sugar
Adds sweetness and caramel notes that balance the tang of the orange.
Orange zest
Adds bright citrus aroma and a tangy edge to the sweet soup.

The step that matters

Cook uncovered until the soup reduces. Cooking uncovered lets water evaporate, concentrating flavour and thickening the soup. Stopping too early leaves it thin and watery, while cooking too long can scorch the sugars on the bottom of the pot.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (clove, garlic, olive, ginger, sugar, orange, apple):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Carrotfits better
  3. Sweet potatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against clove, garlic, olive, ginger, sugar, orange, apple. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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