Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Pumpkin Soup




I cup up a 18-pound pumpkin, cooked the pieces for a few minutes in the pressure cooker. I strained the pumpkin, then puréed it in the blender (reserving the liquid for soup). I ended up with 5 quarts of purée. I froze most of it in 1-quart ziplock bags for later use.


The temperature has turned cold, so soup is on the menu. Nothing adds flavor to homemade soup like a little bacon grease! My grandmother always had a jar of it sitting on her kitchen windowsill and so did Mom. I keep mine in a little cream pitcher in the fridge!

Pumpkin Soup
1 quart (1 liter) pumpkin purée
1 10-g vegetable bouillon cube
1 teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup (1 dl) cream

Mix the pumpkin with 2 to 3 cups water (depending on desired thickness) in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove. Add the bouillon cube, onion powder and nutmeg. Turn off the heat. Add the cream. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with bacon bits.

Soupe à la courge

1 liter de purée de courge 
1 cube de bouillon
1 cuillère à café de poudre d’oignon 
 ¼ cuillère à café de noix de muscade
1 dl de crème

Dans une casserole, mélanger la courge avec plusieurs décilitres d'eau (selon la consistance désirée) et porter à ébullition. Ajouter le cube de bouillon, la poudre d'oignon et la noix de muscade. Eteignez le feu. Ajouter la crème. Ajouter du et du poivre selon les goûts. Servir avec des morceaux de lard grillé.

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