WEST INDIAN PUMPKIN SOUP

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Categories     Soup/Stew

Number Of Ingredients 20

24 ounces pumpkin
2 Tb unstalted butter
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, diced
2 jalapeno chilies, seeded and diced (optional)
4-5 cups Chicken Stock
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
1/4 cup freshly chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
Salt and frshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup half-and-half, light cream, or heavy (or whipped) cream
SPICE-SCENTED WHIPPED CREAM AND GARNISH:
1/2 cup heavy (or whipping) cream
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives or scallions

Steps:

  • 1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onions, carrots and celery until soft bu not brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and chilies and cook for 1 minute 2 Stir in the pumpkin, 4 cups of the stock, the herbs, add seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the soup, uncovered, until the vegetable are very soft, about 30-minutes. Remove the bay leaves and thyme branches, and puree the soup in a blender. 3. Return the soup to the saucepan and stir in the cream. If the soup in too thick, add more stock. correct the seasonings, adding salt and/or pepper. 4 Prepare the spice-scented whipped cream: Beat the cream to soft peaks in a chilled bowl. Whip in the spices and salt and pepper. 5 To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and place a dollop of the spice-scented whipped cream in the center of each. Sprinkle the cream wit the chives and serve it as once.

Shireen George
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I made this soup for my family last night and they loved it! It was so easy to make and it tasted delicious. The pumpkin flavor was perfect and the spices were just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


All in one channel
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This soup is amazing! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Tamica Groves
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I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin, but this soup was surprisingly good! The pumpkin flavor is very subtle and the spices are just right. It's a very creamy and flavorful soup that I would definitely recommend.


Aizaz Qureshi
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This soup is absolutely delicious! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again and again.


Abdul Mohin
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I made this soup for my family last night and they loved it! It was so easy to make and it tasted delicious. The pumpkin flavor was perfect and the spices were just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Latcheme Khan
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This soup is amazing! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Ismail799 Chuhan
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I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin, but this soup was surprisingly good! The pumpkin flavor is very subtle and the spices are just right. It's a very creamy and flavorful soup that I would definitely recommend.


Zacarias Menete
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This soup is absolutely delicious! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again and again.


Eunice Ukeagbu
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I made this soup for my family last night and they loved it! It was so easy to make and it tasted delicious. The pumpkin flavor was perfect and the spices were just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Bogdan Hrynniuk
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This soup is amazing! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Matt A
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I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin, but this soup was surprisingly good! The pumpkin flavor is very subtle and the spices are just right. It's a very creamy and flavorful soup that I would definitely recommend.


Fathima Imrah
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This soup is absolutely delicious! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again and again.


Achut Khatiwada
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I made this soup for my family last night and they loved it! It was so easy to make and it tasted delicious. The pumpkin flavor was perfect and the spices were just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Kamal Deep
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This soup is amazing! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Dagim Asmare
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I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin, but this soup was surprisingly good! The pumpkin flavor is very subtle and the spices are just right. It's a very creamy and flavorful soup that I would definitely recommend.


Timothy Chenjera
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This soup is absolutely delicious! I love the creamy texture and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. It's not too sweet and the spices are just right. I will definitely be making this soup again and again.


Clovis Campbell
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I made this soup for my family last night and they loved it! It was so easy to make and it tasted delicious. The pumpkin flavor was perfect and the spices were just right. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Tamim King
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This soup is amazing! I've made it several times now and it's always a hit. It's so flavorful and creamy, and the pumpkin flavor is perfect. I love that it's not too sweet, and the spices are just right.


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