creamy pumpkin soup

Whitewater, WI
Updated on Jun 22, 2018

In Australia, the word pumpkin can refer to a number of varieties of hard-shelled winter squash, including what we call pumpkins in North America. There are also many versions of pumpkin soup. This version is from a kid's cookbook called Cooking the Australian Way.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top
yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 large onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 16 ounces pumpkin (2 cups) not pie filling
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups 1/2 and 1/2 or whole milk
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • - minced parsley

How To Make creamy pumpkin soup

  • Step 1
    Melt butter in soup pot and add the onion. Stir and cook until soft. Add curry powder and cook 2 minutes more.
  • Step 2
    Add pumpkin and salt to the pot. Using an immersion blender, blend onions and pumpkin mixture together. Add 1/2 & 1/2 (or milk) and blend again until very smooth.
  • Step 3
    Stir chicken stock into pumpkin mixture and heat slowly over low heat, stirring occasionally.
  • Step 4
    In a small bowl, mix the sour cream, cinnamon and parsley.
  • Step 5
    Serve soup with a generous dollop of sour cream mixture.

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Category: Cream Soups
Keyword: #Australia
Ingredient: Vegetable
Culture: Australian
Method: Stove Top

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