Creamed Potato And Pumpkin Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 ounces butter or 2 ounces margarine
• 2 onions, peeled and sliced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 lbs pumpkin, peeled and diced
• 12 ounces potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock or 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 6 tablespoons sour cream
• freshly chopped coriander (cilantro) or parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large saucepan and sauté onions and garlic very gently until soft but not browned.
• 2 add pumpkin and potatoes and cook for a few minutes, then add tomato paste, stock, seasonings, lemon juice and allspice and bring to boil.
• 3 cover pan and simmer gently for about 40 minutes or until very tender.
• 4 puree in a blender or food processor and return to a clean pan.
• 5 add milk and bring back to boil, whisking continuously. simmer for 2-3 minutes. adjust seasonings and stir in sour cream.
• 6 reheat and serve sprinkled generously with coriander or parsley.
• 7 without the addition of cream this soup may be frozen for up to 3 months.