Pumpkin Soup Recipe - Cooking Index
Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) can be found in most supermarkets and Latino markets.
Type: Vegetables2 tablespoons | 30ml | Butter |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Flour |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Curry powder |
2 cups | 474ml | Chicken broth |
2 cups | 474ml | Vegetable broth |
1 cup | 237ml | Half-and-half |
3 cups | 711ml | Pumpkin puree |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Salt |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Sugar |
1/2 tablespoon | 7.5ml | Soy sauce |
1/3 cup | 48g / 1.7oz | Finely-chopped toasted pepitas - for garnish |
Melt butter over medium heat in 5-quart saucepan. Whisk flour and curry powder into melted butter, stirring constantly 1 minute. Add chicken broth, vegetable broth and half-and-half and continue to whisk. Scrape bottom of pan with rubber spatula so nothing sticks.
Add pumpkin, salt, sugar and soy sauce. Mix well and bring to a simmer, simmering 1 minute until surface of soup is bubbling slightly.
Serve immediately, garnishing each bowl with a sprinkling of pepitas.
This recipe yields 8 (1-cup) servings.
Each serving: 179 calories; 702 mg sodium; 19 mg cholesterol; 11 grams fat; 16 grams carbohydrates; 7 grams protein; 1.66 grams fiber.
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 11-21-1999
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