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Pumpkin soup

Creamy Pumpkin Soup

Delicious creamy pumpkin soup serves up all the flavors of fall and is a great soup on cold nights!

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Large Onions Diced
  • 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 4 Cups Pumpkin Roasted
  • 4 Cups Bone broth or chicken stock
  • 1/2 Cup Coconut milk or heavy cream
  • 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat large stock pan over medium heat and melt butter.

  2. Add the diced onions and stir occasionally for 15-20 minutes to achieve a nice caramelized flavor. You can simply cook until the onions are translucent, but the longer you let them caramelize, the richer the flavor of the soup.

  3. Add the garlic, salt and spices to the onions and stir constantly for 1 minute. This light "toasting" brings out the intensity of the spices.

  4. Pour in the chicken stock and scrape any of the browned bits from the bottom of the pan to incorporate the rich flavors.

  5. Add the roasted pumpkin flesh in chunks or simply use pureed pumpkin from a can (no judgment here!) and then simmer on low for 20 minutes.

  6. Use a handheld immersion blender to puree the soup. Alternatively you can process the soup in batches in a blender or food processor. Whenever you are blending a hot soup you want to work in small batches and often with a cloth over the top of the blender so that some of the steam can be released naturally. But really, just get an immersion blender. They make this type of task so, so easy!

  7. Once the soup is blended, add the coconut milk or heavy cream along with a dash of apple cider vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Over a decade ago Steve and I took a cooking class for a date night and I distinctly remember the chef saying the difference between an amateur cook and a professional chef comes down to the seasoning. And he recommended that something rich and heavy like a pumpkin soup should always have a splash of acid to balance the flavor. So there you go!

Recipe Notes

To roast your own pumpkin slice your pumpkin in half and remove all the seeds. Lightly season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast in a 400 degree oven until soft, about 45 minutes. Once it has cooled enough to handle, the skin generally peels off quite easily and you can roughly cut it into chunks for this recipe.