Party Hit Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 4 1/2 pounds sugar pumpkin
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 dash ground nutmeg
- 4 cups seasoned croutons
Recipe
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins
- cut the top off of the pumpkin and remove the seeds and strings. carve out the flesh of the pumpkin until the shell is about 1/2 inch thick. be careful not to make any holes in the skin - the pumpkin is the serving bowl. steam the pumpkin flesh in a saucepan with an inch of water, over medium heat for 20 minutes. remove from heat, drain and set aside to cool slightly.
- in a saucepan over medium heat, cook the chicken broth until warm. puree the pumpkin flesh and gradually stir into the pumpkin broth. slowly bring the mixture to a boil. mix in the cream then season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. remove from heat. pour soup into the pumpkin shell and garnish with croutons. top with the pumpkin cap.
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