Creamy Spiced Pumpkin Soup Food

SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP THAI STYLE

Steps:

• Slice the lemongrass into 1 inch lengths and slice or chop up everything else
• Feel free to add vegetables from the fridge which are likely to go in the bin. Just chop off then ends, cut out any nasty bits and chop or slice it up and add it to the mix. Don't add vegetables with a lot of carbohydrates such as potatoes or similar root crops - they will turn the stock cloudy.
• I recommend not adding salt or other seasonings though if you do please season very conservatively. Then the stock can be used in any dish which is seasoned later.
• Top up with water level with the top of the vegetables and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 45 minutes with the lid on the saucepan to reduce evaporation.
• Strain the stock from the vegetables and store in 2 cup freezer bags for up to 3 months in the freezer or use immediately. Storing in smaller bags is much more convenient both from the storage and use point of view.!
• Cut your pumpkin into manageable sized segments and scoop out the stringy central part containing the seeds.
• Cut away the hard outer skin with a knife or a vegetable peeler and cut into pieces about 1 inch or so thick.
• Take a large bowl and part fill with water. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of sea salt into the water and drop in the pumpkin pieces while continuing with the recipe.
• Place the cumin and coriander seeds and black peppercorns into a mortar and grind with a pestle to release the aromas. You can also use a spice mill or electric spice grinder but it is not quite the same.
• Heat your soup pot and roast the ground spices without oil in the dry pan for about 1 minute - until you can start to smell the aroma. Remove from the pot and set aside for a minute.
• Slice or chop the onions. Heat the oil in the bottom of your soup pot and cook until they turn slightly translucent. Add the brown sugar and caramelize. Set aside for a minute.
• Crush the garlic or slice and cook in a little oil for about 1 minute and then add in the red curry paste and stir. Add in a little coconut cream to form a paste.
• Continue to add the coconut cream to thin the paste into a sauce-like consistency, until you have added about half the coconut cream.
• Add back in the caramelized onions and the spices you toasted earlier.
• Add in the vegetable stock, the fish sauce and the honey and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer with the lid on for 30-45 minutes until the pumpkin is soft and yields easily when poked with a fork.
• Taste the soup. You will almost certainly need more salt to adjust. I prefer to add sea salt 1/2 teaspoon at a time about 1 minute apart to avoid over-salting. Stop adding salt a little before you think it is perfect because when blended the taste will change.
• Allow the soup to cool and then blend in small batches to a smooth consistency. If you blend the soup hot take extreme care. At the very least ensure you do not fill the blender more than half full, ensure to cover the entire top with a thick cloth or towel and start blending at the lowest speed and increasing gradually. This is important to avoid scalding which WILL happen if you overfill the blender and do not hold fast the cover safely.
• After blending taste the soup again adding more salt if necessary. If the soup is too spicy then you can temper this a little with more coconut cream which you can also use to make the sauce even more lovely and creamy.
• Pour into bowls and drizzle in coconut cream to make a pretty pattern, gently sprinkle roasted pumpkin seeds on top and finish off with a sprig of parsley.
• Cut up a few slices of fresh bread and butter and enter pumpkin heaven!

CREAMY & SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 5 to 7 min. or until crisp-tender.
• Add pumpkin, chicken broth, sugar and red pepper; mix well. Stir in water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Stir in cream cheese; cook 3 to 5 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring constantly with whisk.

SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place a large sauce pot over medium-high heat. Add the oil, onion, garlic and jalapenos. Saute for 3-5 minutes until soft. Stir in the cumin, oregano and salt. Saute another 2 minutes.
• Add the stock, pumpkin puree and beans to the pot. Simmer for 20 minutes, uncovered. Then add the vinegar and honey and simmer another 3-5 minutes.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth. *You can also use a regular blender, but be careful! Open the vent in the lid and place a towel over it to protect from hot splashing liquid.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the pepitas and onions out on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with a dash or two of cayenne pepper and a little salt. Toast for 3-4 minutes.
• Serve the soup warm, sprinkled with toasted pepitas and onions.

CREAMY SPICED PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the apple, garlic, ginger, and thyme and saute until garlic and ginger are fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves. Pour in Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Broth and pumpkin puree; mix thoroughly. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer until flavors have blended and apples are very soft, 30 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat. Puree the soup with an immersion blender until soup is smooth. Return pot to stove; bring soup back to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat; stir in cream. Serve with your choice of garnishes including crumbled bacon, chopped green onions, sour cream, seasoned croutons.

CREAMY ROASTED PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup. Carefully halve the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds (you can roast the seeds if you'd like-see note-but you won't need them for this recipe).
• Slice each pumpkin halve in half to make quarters. Brush or rub 1 tablespoon olive oil over the flesh of the pumpkin and place the quarters, cut sides down, onto the baking sheet. Roast for 35 minutes or longer, until the orange flesh is easily pierced through with a fork. Set it aside to cool for a few minutes.
• Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add onion, garlic and salt to the skillet. Stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 8 to 10 minutes. In the meantime, peel the pumpkin skin off the pumpkins and discard the skin.
• Add the pumpkin flesh, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cayenne pepper (if using), and a few twists of freshly ground black pepper. Use your stirring spoon to break up the pumpkin a bit. Pour in the broth. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, to give the flavors time to meld.
• While the soup is cooking, toast the pepitas in a medium skillet over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until fragrant, golden and making little popping noises. You want them to be nice and toasty, but not burnt. Transfer pepitas to a bowl to cool.
• Once the pumpkin mixture is done cooking, stir in the coconut milk and maple syrup. Remove the soup from heat and let it cool slightly. You can use an immersion blender to blend this soup in the pot. I prefer to use my stand blender, which yields the creamiest results-working in batches, transfer the contents of the pan to a blender (do not fill your blender past the maximum fill line!). Securely fasten the blender's lid and use a kitchen towel to protect your hand from steam escaping from the top of the blender as you purée the mixture until smooth. Transfer the puréed soup to a serving bowl and repeat with the remaining batches.
• Taste and adjust if necessary (I thought the soup was just right as is, but you might want to add more coconut milk for extra creaminess/milder flavor, or maple syrup to make it a little sweeter).
• Ladle the soup into individual bowls. Sprinkle pepitas over the soup and serve. Let leftover soup cool completely before transferring it to a proper storage container and refrigerating it for up to 4 days (leftovers taste even better the next day!). Or, freeze this soup for up to 3 months.

SAVORY PUMPKIN BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy bottom dutch oven. Add minced garlic and onion. Cook on medium heat until onions are soft. 2-3 minutes. Don't let garlic or onion burn.
• Add in minced chipotle, oregano and pumpkin spice. Sauté for 30 seconds to bloom the spices. Now add pumpkin puree. Add water (or vegetable stock, if using) and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix well so that pumpkin puree is fully mixed with stock. No signs of lumps. Turn heat to medium high. Bring to boil and then simmer on medium heat for 5 more minutes.
• Add honey and apple cider vinegar. Mix well. Turn off heat. Mix in heavy cream while continuously stirring the soup. I use from 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
• Return pan to medium-low heat. Simmer until soup thickens. (3-4 minutes) Add cheddar cheese and mix until cheese has melted. Taste and adjust salt/honey. (I end up adding 1/2 tsp more salt.) Ladle into bowls, garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve and enjoy!

SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP - CARIBBEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Boil split peas in a large pot of water with the garlic until soft, about 40 minutes.
• Boil pumpkin in a pot with just enough water to cover, about 3 cups. Add adobo/ buillon or seasoning to pot, if using.
• Cook pumpkin until soft, about 20 minutes after it comes to a boil.
• Using a blender or by hand with a masher, puree pumpkin with the cooking water.
• Add an additional 2 cups of water.
• Add thyme and scotch bonnet and bring to a boil.
• Simmer for 10 minutes until the broth is smooth and homogenous.
• Add the smoked chicken and the cooked split peas.
• Add the potatoes and 1 cup of water.
• Simmer until the potato is cooked, about 15 minutes.
• Add parsley and salt as needed. Stir to combine.
• Remove the Scotch Bonnet pepper if you want to stop the spiciness at this point.
• If the soup has thickened too much with the addition of the potato, add a little more water until it is the perfect thickness for you.

SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds with a spoon (see tip below). Cut into wedges or chunks (keep the skin on) and tip into a bowl. Put the garam masala, and 1 tsp each of the coriander and cumin into a small bowl and mix with 2 tbsp of the oil and season. Drizzle over the pumpkin and toss well to coat in the spiced oil. Transfer to a baking tray, spread out evenly and roast for 40-45 mins, turning halfway through cooking, until the pumpkin is very soft when pierced with a fork. Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes.
• Heat the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 10 mins until soft. Add the ginger, garlic and remaining spices and chilli flakes, and fry for a few more minutes until fragrant. Pour in the stock and bring to a gentle simmer.
• When the pumpkin is cool enough to touch, use a spoon to scoop the soft flesh from the skins. Add the soft pumpkin to the stock pan, discarding the skins. Remove from the heat and blitz the soup with a hand blender until creamy and smooth. Season to taste, adding extra chilli or garam masala if you like. Put back over a low heat and stir in the cream. Bring to a gentle simmer, then serve in bowls with a drizzle more cream and a pinch of chilli to serve. Top with toasted pumpkin seeds, if you like.

CREAM OF PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). To make the croutons, combine softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Spread butter mixture evenly over one side of each bread slice. Place bread, buttered side up, on a baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until bread is crisp and topping is bubbly. Cut each slice of bread into 8 small triangles or squares.
• Saute onion in butter in a medium saucepan until tender. Add 1 can chicken broth; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Transfer broth mixture into the container of a blender or processor. Process until smooth.
• Return mixture to saucepan. Add remaining can of broth, pumpkin, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground pepper; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in whipping cream and heat through. Do not boil. Ladle into individual soup bowls. Top each serving with Cinnamon Croutons.

SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP WITH MEXICAN CREAM AND TOASTED PEPITAS

Steps:

• Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl. Cover; chill 2 hours. (Mexican cream can be made 1 week ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until translucent, about 10 minutes. Mix in pumpkin, milk and crushed red pepper. Working in batches, puree mixture in processor. Return to pot. Add broth; simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool. Cover and chill. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
• Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with cream. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.