Creamy Pumpkin Soup From Australia Recipes

CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP (FROM AUSTRALIA)

Steps:

• Melt butter. Add chopped onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until softened but not brown. Add curry powder; cook 1 - 2 minutes longer. Process this in a food processor or blender. Add pumpkin and salt. Process til smooth. Add evaporated milk. Process again until smooth.
• Pour pumpkin mixture back into pan. Stir in broth. Heat slowly over low heat, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, stir cinnamon and minced parsley into the sour cream.
• Serve steaming hot with a dollop of the sour cream mixture atop each bowl.

EASY CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• MELT butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, garlic and sugar; cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until soft.
• Add broth, water, salt and pepper; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• Stir in pumpkin, evaporated milk and cinnamon.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• TRANSFER mixture to food processor or blender (in batches, if necessary); process until smooth. Return to saucepan. Serve warm.

CREAM OF PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). To make the croutons, combine softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Spread butter mixture evenly over one side of each bread slice. Place bread, buttered side up, on a baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until bread is crisp and topping is bubbly. Cut each slice of bread into 8 small triangles or squares.
• Saute onion in butter in a medium saucepan until tender. Add 1 can chicken broth; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Transfer broth mixture into the container of a blender or processor. Process until smooth.
• Return mixture to saucepan. Add remaining can of broth, pumpkin, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground pepper; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in whipping cream and heat through. Do not boil. Ladle into individual soup bowls. Top each serving with Cinnamon Croutons.