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Serves 4

• 100g butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, grated
• 1kg butternut squash, peeled, halved, deseeded and cut into 2cm dice – you will need about 500g of flesh
• 800ml vegetable stock
• 175g Parmesan cheese (or vegetarian parmesan-style cheese), grated
• 2 tablespoons truffle oil
• 200g fresh cep mushrooms, sliced if large; smaller ones left whole
• 1 x 200g packet of vacuum-packed chestnuts
• 10 sage leaves, chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

“This soup is so simple. It has just a few ingredients and is easy to make, but it has a real depth of flavour. And it’s proper warming too. If soups could give you a hug…”

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Melt 50g of the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium–low heat, add the diced onion and sweat gently for about 10–15 minutes until soft, stirring from time to time.

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Add the garlic and cook for a further 2–3 minutes, then stir in the squash. Cover with the vegetable stock, bring the pan to the boil, then turn the heat down to a gentle simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes, until the squash is soft.

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Remove from the heat, stir in the Parmesan and truffle oil and season. Purée in a blender or food processor then pass through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan and keep warm. If you’re not eating the soup immediately, you can keep it in the fridge, in a sealed container, for a couple of days.

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In a frying pan, melt the remaining butter over a medium–high heat and fry the ceps until they are caramelised and brown. Add the chestnuts and cook for a further 2–3 minutes, then stir in all but about 2 teaspoons of the sage, keeping the rest for garnish.

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Pour the soup into warmed serving bowls. Spoon a bit of the cep and chestnut mixture over the top of each then sprinkle with the reserved sage. Serve immediately.

Recipe from Tom Kerridge’s book, Best Ever Dishes

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