Judys Pumpkin Soup Food

JUDY'S PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and leek in melted butter until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, pumpkin puree, curry powder, salt, white pepper, ground ginger, and bay leaf to onion mixture; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Remove from heat to cool. Pour broth mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed mixture to pot and bring to a boil.
• Gradually stir half-and-half into pumpkin mixture; cook until soup is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the 2 medium pumpkins in half, scoop out the seeds, and place skin-side down on a baking sheet. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until soft. Scoop out the pumpkin flesh into food processor and puree until smooth. Pour pureed pumpkin into a saucepan and add the chicken broth, water, maple syrup and spices. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the top off the large pumpkin to create the soup tureen. The hole should be wide enough to fit a ladle. Hollow out the seeds, checking for holes and lining with plastic, if necessary. Remove the soup from heat and stir in the half and half. Pour the soup into the pumpkin tureen and serve garnished with toasted pumpkin seeds.

PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot over medium heat, melt butter and saute onion, carrot, apple, roasted pumpkin, and sage until all are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Puree the mixture in a food mill; if you do not have a food mill, then puree in a food processor or blender. Return the puree to the stockpot, add the chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes. Then add the cream and simmer for 5 more minutes, lowering the heat if necessary so it does not boil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Divide soup among 4 soup bowls and serve immediately.

ROASTED PUMPKIN - CIDER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut pumpkin in half and scoop out seeds.
• Place in shallow roasting pan, cut sides up.
• Divide butter and brown sugar among cavities.
• Arrange onion, carrots,garlic and apple around pumpkin.
• Sprinkle with rosemary and salt and pepper.
• Pour 2 cups of stock around vegetables and cover pan with foil.
• Roast until vegetables are very soft and caramelized, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Scoop pumpkin out of skin.
• Squeeze garlic out of skin.
• Process in food processor, in batches if necessary, adding enough stock to achieve a smooth puree.
• (Can be made to this point and refrigerated for 2 days).
• Transfer puree to a large saucepan and whisk in cider.
• Add as much of remaining stock as necessary to achieved desired consistency.
• Season with mace and ginger.
• Bring to boil, whisking, and simmer for 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Re season with salt and pepper if necessary.
• Serve in soup bowls with a dollop of creme fraiche.

PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, then gently cook 2 finely chopped onions for 5 mins, until soft but not coloured.
• Add 1kg pumpkin or squash, cut into chunks, to the pan, then carry on cooking for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally until it starts to soften and turn golden.
• Pour 700ml vegetable or chicken stock into the pan and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins until the squash is very soft.
• Pour 150ml double cream into the pan, bring back to the boil, then purée with a hand blender. For an extra-velvety consistency you can pour the soup through a fine sieve. The soup can now be frozen for up to 2 months.
• To make the croutons: cut 4 slices wholemeal seeded bread into small squares.
• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan, then fry the bread until it starts to become crisp.
• Add a handful of pumpkin seeds to the pan, then cook for a few mins more until they are toasted. These can be made a day ahead and stored in an airtight container.
• Reheat the soup if needed, taste for seasoning, then serve scattered with croutons and seeds and drizzled with more olive oil, if you want.

CURRIED SWEET POTATO AND PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat non-stick fry pan, add oil.
• Add onion and garlic and saute until onion softens (about 5 minutes).
• Add stock, sweet potato, pumpkin, curry, cilantro, honey and ginger.
• Simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Combine in food processor or blender until smooth.
• You can store in fridge for up to 4 days.
• To serve, heat up soup while stirring in milk. Use only enough milk to reach your desired consistency.
• Garnsh with Cilantro if desired.

CURRIED PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, saute mushrooms and onion in butter until tender.
• Add in flour and curry powder and mix until blended.
• Gradually add the broth.
• Bring to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Add the pumpkin, milk, honey, salt, pepper, and nutmeg; cook until heated through.

VEGETABLE BLENDER SOUP

Steps:

• Add all ingredients except pumpkin and cheese into saucepan, stirring occasionally until carrots are tender.
• Add pumpkin and blend with hand-held immersion blender. Do not put in a regular closed blender to prevent burns!
• Add water if needed.
• Blend until smooth and return to heat, add cheese and stir often for 10 minutes or until hot.

SUPER CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Set broth boiling, chop skinned pumpkin into pieces, toss into broth.
• Skin carrots, chop, toss inches.
• Follow with red pepper, onion, and chili.
• Boil until very soft (usually about half an hour).
• If veg is still floating, drain off some broth (you can't drain too much as you can always add back, but can't take more out if it's not thick enough :).
• Either use hand blender or upright, blend til smooth.
• Add cream, butter, coconut, and garlic.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Eat then, simmer for a while, or freeze. It all works with this one.

PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion and green onion in margarine in large saucepan.
• Saute until soft.
• Mix in flour, salt, pepper and ginger.
• Add first amount of vegetable stock, stirring until boiling and thickened.
• Process in blender to smooth.
• Stir in second amount of vegetable stock, pumpkin and cream.
• Heat through.

EASY CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• MELT butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, garlic and sugar; cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until soft.
• Add broth, water, salt and pepper; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• Stir in pumpkin, evaporated milk and cinnamon.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• TRANSFER mixture to food processor or blender (in batches, if necessary); process until smooth. Return to saucepan. Serve warm.