Pumpkin Coconut And Rum Soup Food

PUMPKIN-COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute onion and ginger until tender. Add stock, pumpkin and seasonings; whisk until blended. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until flavors are blended, about 15 minutes., Puree soup using an immersion blender, or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender; return to pan. Stir in coconut milk; heat through. Serve with toppings as desired.

CREAMY PUMPKIN COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Add the shallot, garlic, ginger and olive oil to a small food processor, and process for 10 seconds or until well minced. ( you can also grade the ingredients directly into the pot if you don't have a food processor).
• Transfer to a medium-sized pot and sautée for 30 seconds to 1 minute, on medium-high heat.
• Add the pumpkin pure, veggie broth, coconut milk, maple syrup, salt and pepper. Whisk until well combined.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes. Serve with toasted pumpkin seeds, dusting of cayenne pepper and a drizzle of coconut.

VEGAN PUMPKIN SOUP WITH COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add pumpkin, red bell pepper, and ginger; cook until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in curry paste and cook for 1 more minute. Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until pumpkin and bell pepper are soft, about 25 minutes.
• Cut corn kernels off the cob; add to the pot with coconut milk. Cook an additional 5 minutes; season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with Thai basil before serving.

PUMPKIN SOUP WITH COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap sweet potato in aluminum foil; place on an oven-safe dish to catch drips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until soft, about 45 minutes.
• While the sweet potato is roasting, place pumpkin, carrots, and onions on a baking pan. Brush with olive oil; sprinkle with salt, allspice, and white pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until soft, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Peel the sweet potato and squash when cool enough to handle. Transfer to a large saucepan; add carrots, onions, nutmeg, cumin, coriander, ginger, salt, and pepper. Stir in chicken stock and coconut milk. Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Puree soup using an immersion blender until smooth.

PUMPKIN, COCONUT AND RUM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until just beginning to caramelize, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and scallions and cook for another minute or two until softened.
• Add the cubed pumpkin, the carrots, scotch bonnet pepper, stock and coconut milk. Bring to a boil and turn down the heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, for about 35-40 minutes, or until the vegetables are completely soft and the liquid has reduced slightly.
• Remove from the heat and puree, either in a blender (in batches, and with the lid clamped down tight), or with an immersion (stick) blender. Return to the pot, stir in the sugar, salt and pepper to taste, and the rum. Cover and set aside for several hours or overnight (in which case, refrigerate).
• Just before serving, reheat the soup to boiling and let boil vigorously for 2-3 minutes.
• Serve hot with a garnish of thinly-sliced scallions or chives.

CANBERRA PUMPKIN AND COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot.
• Saute onions until soft, but not colored.
• Add potatoes, pumpkin and garlic. Stir through.
• Sprinkle in dried herbs, stir and cook for a further 2 minutes, ensuring nothing sticks.
• Add the stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, cover and reduce heat to a simmer for approximately 30-40 minutes.
• Blend soup with a food processor or stick blender, until smooth (the stick blender is much easier).
• If you like a very silky texture, put the soup through a fine mesh strainer.
• Season to taste, add the chopped chives and stir through.
• Serve with a little cream and fresh chives as garnish.

JAMAICAN PUMPKIN-COCONUT-SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and chop onion.
• Remove the seeds of jalapeno pepper and cut into slices.
• Peel and chop pumpkin.
• Stew onion, jalapeno pepper and pumpkin in olive oil.
• Add potato, ginger and lemongrass.
• Add vegetable stock, boil up the soup and let it simmer until pumpkin is done.
• Remove lemongrass and mash the soup to puree.
• Reheat (but not broil) the soup with coconut milk and green curry, taste soup with salt and pepper.

VEGAN PUMPKIN SOUP WITH CORN AND COCONUT

Steps:

• Combine pumpkin, potatoes, creamed corn, 2 cans cream of coconut, soy milk, nutritional yeast, turmeric, paprika, thyme, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a large pot. Pour in enough boiling water to cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until pumpkin and potatoes are soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Puree soup using an immersion blender adding 1/2 cup cream of coconut if you want the soup creamier.

CURRIED PUMPKIN-COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in a large stockpot. Add onion, garlic, and 2 tablespoons curry powder; coat with butter and cook and stir for about 2 minutes.
• Add bell peppers, carrot, and apple to the pot. Toss to coat and cook in the butter; add remaining curry powder, turmeric, and thyme. Let vegetables cook in the butter, stirring regularly, for about 6 minutes. Stir in ginger.
• Pour pumpkin and coconut cream into the pot and toss to incorporate, about 2 minutes. Pour in vegetable broth, cover, and cook over medium-low heat until vegetables are all soft, 30 to 35 minutes. Season with 1 tablespoon honey, salt, 1 pinch cayenne pepper, and 1 pinch red pepper flakes.
• Add soup to a blender or a food processor in batches and puree until smooth. Pour puree into a separate stockpot if serving immediately, or into a glass storage jar if holding overnight. Toss in peanuts.
• Warm pureed soup over low heat, about 5 minutes; season with remaining honey, salt, cayenne, red pepper flakes, and Sriracha sauce and serve.

CREAMY COCONUT AND RUM BAKED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F or 150°C (this is the temperature I use although my oven is fan-assisted so if yours is not, you may wish to use a higher temperature).
• Peel and core the pineapple. Slice it into bite-size chunks and lay flat in one layer on a baking tray (I use pyrex).
• Scatter the brown sugar/brown sugar Splenda evenly over the top.
• In a glass, mix the coconut milk with the rum. Pour over the pineapple and put in the oven.
• Cook for 30-35 minutes uncovered, turning and stirring every 10 minutes.
• Serve the pineapple chunks warm with the sauce drizzled over the top. Whipped cream would also be a good addition!