Orange and star anise soup

Orange and star anise soup with spiced orange and chilli butter

• 1oz Butter
• 1 Onion (Roughly chopped)
• 3 small butternut squash
• 2 small oranges (zest and juice)
• 1 litre of vegetable or chicken stock
• 3 whole star anise
• 2 gloves of garlic

Heat the butter I a large saucepan and add the chopped onion and garlic. Fry for 5 minutes until softened and add the butternut squash and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes.

Mix the orange juice, zest, stock and star anise and poor over the squash and simmer for 30 minutes until the squash has softened. Remove the star anise and puree in batches in a blender or food processor.

For the spiced orange and chilli butter which goes on top of the soup, beat 3 oz of butter and a small deseeded chilli. Add a pinch of turmeric and ground clove and from into a sausage shape using cling film. Refrigerate until set and cut into thin disks to serve on top of the soup.