Kabocha Squash and Shrimp Soup

Description

This is a kabocha squash soup that my Asian mother made and since then I have loved it! It’s a very healthy one-of-a-kind squash soup.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 2 pounds kabocha squash, peeled and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon dried shrimp
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 1 cup water, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir green onions until fragrant
  2. about 1 minute. Add kabocha squash
  3. shrimp
  4. sugar
  5. and salt; cook and stir until squash is lightly browned but still tender
  6. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
  7. Bring chicken broth to a boil in a pot; add squash and shrimp. Pour in enough water to cover squash by 1/2 inch. Simmer until squash is tender
  8. 10 to 15 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 19 mins

Total Time: 34 mins

Servings: 4

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