Pumpkin Soup with Chives
1/2 c Onion -- diced 5 c Homemade chicken stock -- well seasoned 2 1/2 c Pumpkin puree -- canned or fresh* Salt and nutmeg -- to taste Cayenne pepper -- to taste 2 c Light cream
Ingredients
- 1/2cup onion -- diced
- 5cup homemade chicken stock
Directions
- 1
1/2 c Onion -- diced 5 c Homemade chicken stock -- well seasoned 2 1/2 c Pumpkin puree -- canned or fresh* Salt and nutmeg -- to taste Cayen
- 2
Peel and cube
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Cook, covered, in boiling water until tender (about 25 minutes)
- 4
Mash in blender or by hand and let drain in strainer for 30 minutes
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You'll need about 5 cups of cubed fresh pumpkin to yield enough cooked puree
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If you plan to use the pumpkin shell as the soup tureen, cook all the cubed pumpkin, saving any leftover puree for use in pies, breads or mu
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To make the soup: Cook diced onion with stock in a large saucepan for about 10 minutes
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Add pumpkin puree and seasonings