Recipe: Spicy Pumpkin Soup

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SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP

Ingredients

2 whole pumpkins

1 quart chicken or vegetable stock

1/2 cup heavy cream

Salt to taste

Sour Cream

2 tsps. chipotle powder

A dash of ancho chili powder

Pumpkin seeds or croutons

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Place pumpkins on cookie sheet, and roast until soft.
3. Once cooled, slice in half and scoop out seeds and pulp.
4. Scoop out flesh in a bowl and set aside.
5. In a pot, heat pumpkin flesh with stock and chili powders until simmering.
6. Puree using immersion blender or food processor until smooth.
7. Add cream and blend again.
8. Serve hot in hollowed-out pumpkin for an extra festive flair.
9. Top with a dollop of sour cream, garnish with pumpkin seeds or croutons.

 

Original recipe compliments of Public Service of Oklahoma Tips here

Posted by Sandra Crosnoe for Finding Gems & Sharing Them