These tasty pumpkin soup recipes show you how easy it is to bring more sumptuous flavors to this old favorite. The next time you get a hankering for soup, whip these up.
Pumpkin Soup Thai Style
Ingredients
3 tbsp of oil
6 cups of chicken broth
12 shrimps (medium)
3 cups of pumpkin (peeled)
1 cucumber (cut into bite size)
1 bell pepper (small, cut up)
1 red chili pepper (sliced)
3/4 tsp of shrimp paste
1/3 cup of onion (chopped)
3 kaffir lime leaves (get these in stores under the Asian food section)
3 garlic cloves (minced)
2 tbsp of lime juice
3 tsp of sugar
½ cup of coconut milk (thick)
2 tbsp of fish sauce
1/3 cup of fresh basil
Instructions
Start this pumpkin soup recipe by putting the oil in the soup pot. Toss in the garlic, pepper and onion. Fry it for a couple of minutes. Toss in the kaffir lime leaves and the broth. Boil it and then add the pumpkin. Reduce heat to medium. Let this simmer for 8 minutes. Add the shrimp paste, sugar and lime juice. Pour in the fish sauce as well.
After pumpkin has softened, add the shrimp and chill pepper. Simmer it for 2 minutes. Set heat to low and pour in the coconut milk. Stir the milk until it dissipates. Throw in the cucumber. If this pumpkin soup recipe needs more seasoning, add more fish sauce. Toss in more pepper for a spicier taste.
Pumpkin Pie with Curry
Ingredients
5 carrots (small, chopped)
3 medium ribs celery (chopped)
1 sweet onion (chopped)
1 ½ cups of vegetable broth
2 tsp of curry powder
1/8 tsp of ground black pepper
1/2 tsp of salt
1 garlic clove (minced)
3 tbsp of butter
2 tbsp of fresh parsley flakes
3 cups of pumpkin (mashed)
2 cups of cream and milk (half and half)
Instructions
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add all the chopped veggies. Sauté the veggies until they get tender. Before simmering this pumpkin soup recipe, pour in the broth. Add the garlic. Cover it and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the curry powder and the salt.
Put in the parsley, pumpkin and pepper. Mix it. Pour the half and half in a bowl and stir it. Pour in the saucepan. Heat the mix. Add more salt and curry if desired. You can also serve this soup with some parsley. Chives can also be used for garnishing. You can also add some fresh basil.
Quick and Easy Pumpkin soup
Ingredients
2 lbs of pumpkin
3 cups of milk
1/8 tsp of nutmeg
3 tsp of maple syrup
1 tsp of salt
1 ½ tbsp of butter
Instructions
Steam the pumpkin. Mash it well. Mix it with the milk and begin stirring. Pour in all the ingredients. Mix them well and heat it. This soup is served hot.
These pumpkin soup recipes should give you an idea of how versatile this soup is. Morning, noon or nighttime, you can make and enjoy this comfort food.
