**wanted - PUMPKIN SOUP RECIPE****

I love pumpkin soup! ! Does anyone have a nice recipe that's easy and really scrummy? ? ? It's that time of year where a nice hot steamy bowl of soup fills the gap nicely... ...

splatman1, try doing a search here on this Trademe MB using 'pumpkin soup' as the Keywords and 'Anytime' as the Date posted option and you'll find a choice of pumpkin soup recipes from previous threads. :-))

Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Electric hand wand is ideal
Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter. . 1 large onion, chopped. . 2 cups chicken stock. . 1 kg "steamed" pumpkin, peeled. . 2 tsp grated fresh root ginger. .
1 tsp ground nutmeg. . 2 tbsp cornflour. . 2 cups milk. . salt and freshly ground black pepper. . 2 tbsp chopped parsley. .
Method:. .
Heat butter in a large saucepan. . Add onion and cook for 5 minutes. Puree the steamed pumpkin, ginger and nutmeg with the chicken stock...
Now add to the onions... Cover and let simmer for 15 - 20 minutes or until the ingredients are tender. . If required, puree the mixture again. Mix the cornflour into a small amount of the milk, then stir in the remaining milk. . Add to the soup mixture. .
Reheat, stirring constantly, until the soup thickens, then season with the salt and black pepper. . Sprinkle of chopped parsley on top.
Variations:...
Grate some potatoes or kumara into the mix while simmering...
Replace milk with 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of cream... .
Add 1 tsp of curry powder or some very finely chopped rosemary...
Add some precooked bacon bits after puree...

To make a Thai Pumpkin soup. .
Do exactly the same as above but add preferred amount of chilli with the onion and butter and use coconut milk instead of milk or cream

You can do exactly the same thing as above but add the meat from a boiled bacon hock... for a bacon and pumpkin soup...

Crock Pot Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients 1oz (30g) butter 2lb (1kg) Pumpkin – peeled and cut into inch square pieces 1 medium onion 2 cloves stuck into the onion 2 tspn sugar salt to taste – pinch 2½ cup Chicken Stock 1 cup Milk Method 1. Place butter and pumpkin in crock pot and put onto high. When butter has melted, stir to coat pumpkin and cook for 1 hour on high. (If in hurry, just wait for butter to melt, stir and go to step 2 ignore the hour cooking – still turns out great just slightly less intense flavour). 2. Add onion, sugar, salt and stock. Cover and cook for 8-9 hours on Low OR 4-5 hours on High. 3. When ready to serve, remove the onion. 4. Puree soup in a blender or use a hand held device. 5. Add milk, to achieve correct consistency. (DO NOT add milk if intending on freezing – just freeze as is. Can add milk when thawed). 6. Serve with a sprinkling of Nutmeg and a dollop of sour cream

pumpkin soup... ... . . i large squash, 1 onion, 2 kumara, 1 tsp curry, 1 tsp cumin, 1 litre chicken stock. Cube pumpkin and kumara, chop up onion put everything into a pot and cook. then pureee to desired consistency

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Pumpkin soup
half a pumpkin skinned and chopped into chunks
2tablespoons chicken stock
1 onion diced
ground pepper
half a tsp curry powder
2L water
50g butter

Simmer all ingredients until tender ( about 45 mins)
leave to cool, blend until smooth.
Add 50g of butter and heat through,
season with ground nutmeg.

THANK YOU GUYS! ! ! ! ! ! ! awesome. My tummy is rumbling already.

Look up purplegoana - she has a wonderful pumpkin soup recipe

Here you go ... I found PG's pumpkin soup for you:

"mine is a tm winner every winter. Roast Pumpkin & Garlic Soup
I use a whole lge white skinned ‘Crown or Grey pumpkins’, cut into wedges, peel skin, deseeded then half again, roast in olive oil with 1-2 lge garlic bulbs, broken into cloves and peeled. Separately dice & fry 5-6 rashers of bacon in a large saucepan. After bacon is browned add pumpkin pieces & garlic. Use a stick blender to blend into a smooth mix, adding enough chicken stock while blending until you get a nice thick soup consistency, then add, salt, pepper & 1tsp curry powder to taste. Reheat on low heat slowly and serve with grilled cheese toast. To impress guests add a dollop of sour cream just before serving, use a toothpick and draw lines from sour cream out into soup, then serve. Or add 1/2c of coconut cream for extra richness. "

I serve mine with South Island cheese rolls and it's winner everytime