New Zealand Pumpkin Soup

Description

If we travel and I find pumpkin, this is the recipe I indulge in! 4-6 servings. 40 minutes preparation

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Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 4 cups peeled chopped pumpkin
• 90 g butter
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons flour
• freshly grated nutmeg (to taste)
• 1 egg yolk (optional)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 Onion, finely chopped

Procedures

1. Cook pumpkin and Onion in 60 grams (2oz) butter for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Add water and cook gently until pumpkin is very tender.
3. Push through a sieve or pureé in blender with a little of the milk.
4. Melt remaining butter in clean pan and stir in flour, then pumpkin pureé and remaining milk stirring until well blended.
5. Season with salt, pepper& nutmeg.
6. Simmer 20 minutes.
7. If desired take out a little soup, blend with egg yolk and stir back into big soup mixture just before serving.