Butternut Recipe - Mara Plains Camp, Kenya

As promised, here is the recipe for Butternut Soup courtesy of Mara Plains Camp in Kenya. Mara Plains Camp is a small, high quality, seven-roomed camp under canvas and on raised decks with sweeping views across Kenya’s notable savannahs. It is among the smallest and most personal camps in the Mara region. As one of just three camps currently operating within the Conservancy, which boasts the region’s lowest vehicle density, no mini-buses and only one guest room per 700 acres. The food is quite memorable as well!

Butternut Soup

Ingredients

· Butternut squash – 2 pieces

· Garlic – 1 piece

· Ginger – 1 piece

· Butter – 50 grams

· Onion – 1 piece

· Potatoes – 3 pieces

· Salt & Pepper – pinch

· Butternut seeds – roasted

· Cream – optional and recommended!

Directions

· Peel butternut and remove seeds

· Peel potatoes

· Cut butternut and potatoes into cubes

· Boil all ingredients until soft

· Blend and season

· Roast butternut seeds in a pan

· Serve with roasted butternut seeds

Photos Courtesy Mara Plains Camp