Farmhouse Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients

• 2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• ½ pounds carrots, chopped
• 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 3 thyme sprigs
• 2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California
• 1 ½ teaspoons cider vinegar
• 3 ½ cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 2 cups water
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 4 large garlic cloves, chopped

Cook bacon in a 4-to 6-quart heavy pot over medium heat until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add garlic and caraway seeds to fat in pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is pale golden, about 1 minute. Add squash, carrots, apple, thyme, bay leaves, broth, water, 3/4 t...

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