Traditional
French pumpkin soup recipe
This
traditional French pumpkin soup is normally made
with regular potatoes. The sweet potatoes I've
substituted enhance the soups' color and make
the soup slightly sweeter. This soup recipe is
really easy to make, and delicious too, especially
when it's cold out.
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recipe |
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Traditional
French pumpkin soup
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Serves
4
Ingredients:
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1-1/2
lbs. pumpkin, peeled and
cut into bite-sized chunks |
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3
small sweet potatoes, peeled
and cut into bite-sized
chunks |
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1
large onion, chopped |
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3
celery stalks, sliced |
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Leaves
from 3 sprigs of thyme |
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1
tablespoon butter |
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1
tablespoon olive oil |
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1
cup white wine |
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8
cups vegetable broth |
Preparation:
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In
a Dutch oven or soup pot,
melt the olive oil and the
butter. Add the onions and
the celery, and cook over
medium heat until they are
soft but not colored. |
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Add the white wine and cook
for about 3 minutes. |
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Add
the cubed pumpkin, sweet
potato and stock. Simmer
over med-low heat for about
30 minutes. The potato and
the pumpkin should be soft |
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Using
a slotted spoon remove about
2 cups of the vegetables
and set aside |
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Puree
the rest of the soup using
a hand blender, blender
or food processor. Work
in batches, if using blender
or food processor |
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To
serve:
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Stir
in the reserved vegetables,
ladle into bowls and serve. |
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