Pumpkin soup. Whip up this easy pumpkin soup as a starter for a dinner party or a light supper when you need a bit of comfort - it has a lovely silky texture. This is an excellent recipe for pumpkin soup! I have been using it for about two years and my whole.
Pumpkin soup is a usually 'bound' (thick) soup made from a purée of pumpkin.
It is made by combining the meat of a blended pumpkin with broth or stock.
It can be served hot or cold, and is a popular Thanksgiving dish in the United States.
You can Cook Pumpkin soup using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pumpkin soup
- What You needis 3 lbs of pumpkin.
- What You needis 3 of large leeks.
- What You needis 2 teaspoons of paprika.
- What You needis 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- Lets Go Prepare 17 oz of cream.
- Lets Go Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
- Lets Go Prepare to taste of salt.
- It's to taste of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain.
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Pumpkin soup instructions
- Wash the leeks thoroughly, making a lengthwise cut to separate the layers and remove any dirt with running water..
- Put 8 generous tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain in a large pan fry the sliced leeks until they start turning golden around the edges, and smell delicious!.
- Add the pumpkin, cut into cubes, season to taste and cook for 2-3 minutes. The pumpkin is absorbing the flavour of the leeks and the Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain..
- Add the paprika and cayenne. Stir well so all the flavours mix together..
- Add the half cup of water. Remember that a pumpkin is 90% water, and it will give off that water while cooking. Put a lid on the pan and simmer for 30 minutes until the pumpkin is tender..
- After 30 minutes, beat the mixture with a hand-held blender or in a food processor until you have a smooth cream. In the last few seconds of beating, add the single cream..
- To decorate the soup, put a couple of tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain in a frying pan and flash-fry some little cubes of pumpkin..
- Serve the soup with the pumpkin ‘croutons’ and a drizzle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain to add its incomparable smoothness and texture..
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