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.

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