butternut bisque

Ingredients For butternut bisque

• 1 lg

  butternut squash
• 1 md

  onions, vidalia, peeled,diced
• 2-3 lg

  carrots, cubed
• 1 c

  celery,diced
• 3 clove

  garlic
• 4 lg

  bay leaves, dried
• 5 qt

  chicken broth, low salt
• 1/2 tsp

  white pepper
• 1 Tbsp

  salt
• 2 tsp

  paprika
• 2 c

  cooking sherry,dry
• 4 Tbsp

  olive oil
• 1 c

  roux
• 3 lg

  potatoes,peeled and cubed
• 1 qt

  half and half