Kabocha "Home Run" Soup

We went to Blue Boheme. I ordered carrot soup. It was soooooooo awesome!!

The carrot soup inspired me. It was creamy and homey. I wanted to cook soup, then I made a Kabocha soup for tonight.

about 1/4 pound kabocha
1 medium size onion
3 sliced bacon
1 tbs butter
2. 1/2 chicken broth
1/3 cup of couscous

Cut the kabocha into about 1 inch cubes. Boil it for about 10 minutes. Drain the water. In the mean time slice the onion. In a saute pan heat 1 tbs of butter then add the sliced onion and stir-fry until lightly browned. Add chopped bacon. Stir-fry for 10 more minutes. Add the boiled kabocha and mix well.

Take the contents of the saute pan and put it into a blender. Add chicken broth and blend until smooth. Then pour the mixture back into the pan. Warm up the soup and adjust the taste with salt.

I used salted butter and thick black pepper spiced bacon. If you want to control the saltiness, you can use unsalted butter and regular bacon.

I think I picked a good kabocha! It was sweet and tasty.
That's why my husband said the soup was a Home Run!!