Autumn is the pumpkin season and we always want to incorporate it into all meals. However, a good pumpkin soup is not easy to make because the pumpkin itself does not have a sufficiently pronounced taste. Thanks to orange and cinnamon, this soup catches a beautiful full autumn taste
1 ratings
Super easy
20 minutes
35 minutes
4 portions
Ingredients
1 kg Hokkaido pumpkin
1 onion
2-3 cloves of garlic
ginger the size of thumb
Fresh chives
half a cube of vegetable broth
A pinch of lemon peel
a cup of milk
1 small sour cream (180g)
3 tablespoons butter
sugar
a handful of pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons of vinegar
spices:
Cinnamon – 1 teaspoon
orange peel – 1 teaspoon (can be replaced with fresh orange peel)
lemon peel – 1 teaspoon (can be replaced with orange)
nutmeg – 0.5 teaspoon
parsley – 1 teaspoon
bay leaves – so from 5 leaves
Instructions - Pumpkin soup
Peel the pumpkin, remove all the seeds and cut into ca. 2.5 cm cubes
In a pot, put 3 tablespoons of butter and a little olive oil. Finely chop onion, add to the pot and roast a few minutes
Add the pumpkin to the onion and stir for 2-3 minutes. Then pour 0.75l of water and add half of a cube of vegetable broth. Season with salt, add finely chopped ginger, bay leaves, lemon and orange peel, parsley and cinnamon. Leave to cook until the pumpkin is soft (about 15 minutes)
Meanwhile, fry the pumpkin seeds in a separate frying pan (about 5 minutes), season with salt
Remove the bay leaf and then mix thoroughly in a blender
Return to the pot, pour some milk (about 2 dl) and add the cream. Season with salt, sugar and a little bit of vinegar (roughly a spoonful of sugar and 1dcl of vinegar) to taste. Heat the soup for 2 minutes and then remove from stove
Pour the soup into the plates, garnish with a little cream, roasted seeds and chives