Scary Halloween Pumpkin Soup
October 29, 2005
In the spirit of hallows eve, I give you Pumpkin Soup. Although it is a few days early, I will be out this weekend and so these latest posts will have to sustain you until I return to blog away.
This recipe makes about 4 servings and goes well with just about any side, especially fresh baked bread (from the store!). If you like butternut squash, feel free to substitute the pumpkin pulp for butternut squash pulp (wash, cut in half, clean out seeds, lightly coat in olive oil, place on foil covered cookie sheet for 1 hour and 45 minutes at 375 degrees, let cool, chop up and place in the blender for pulp base). For the rest of us who don't have 3 hours to cook dinner, simply buy a can of pumpkin puree (make sure you read the ingredients - don't buy sweet pumpkin puree!).
You will need: 1 small sauce pot, 1 large soup pot, potato masher.
Ingredients:
- 1 can of pumpkin puree,
- 1/2 c whipping cream or half and half,
- 2 c vegetable stock,
- 1/4 minced white onions, garlic cloves,
- 1 tbsp butter each for onions cooking and for the soup,
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (powdered works too, this is optional if you don't have any),
- 1 medium russet potato,
- salt and pepper to taste.
Step One: Peel your papa (potato) and chop it up into chunks. Add the pieces to the small sauce pot filled with boiling water and salt. Boil this until the papas are cooked (easily mushed by a fork). Drain when done cooking and set aside. Meanwhile, do the next 2 steps.
Step Two: Finely mince 1/4 white onion, 1 garlic clove, and about thumb size portion of ginger (1 tsp if powdered). Put this in a pan with 1 tbsp of butter and cook on medium heat. Stir it around and add the one can of pumpkin puree.
Step Three: As this heats up, add 2 cups of vegetable stock and 1/2 cup of cream or milk.
Step Four: While the pumpkin puree cooks, take the small pot of potatoes and add 1/2 cup of milk or cream, 1 tbsp of butter, salt and pepper. Mash this up real smooth and add to the pumpkin puree. Continue to cook this, adding 2 cups of water and salt & pepper to taste, warming the mixture all the way through.
Step Five: Serve and enjoy with your favorite spooky sides or all by itself.
Be safe this Halloween - I will be sure to post some funny photos of my costume.
