Butternut Pumpkin Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 40 g butter
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped coarsely
• 1 1/2 kg butternut pumpkin, chopped coarsely
• 2 large potatoes, chopped coarsely
• 1 1/2 liters chicken stock (6 cups)
• 1/4 cup cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large saucepan, cook onion, stirring, until soft.
• 2 stir in pumpkin and potato, cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in stock, bring to a boil, simmer, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until pumpkin is soft, stirring occasionally.
• 4 blend or process soup, in batches, until pureed.
• 5 if desired, push through food mill or large sieve into a large clean saucepan.
• 6 serve topped with a dollop of sour cream and a few chives (optional).
• 7 if adding cream:.
• 8 just before serving, add cream, stir over heat until soup is hot.