Description
When is it cold outside? Do you think of looking for a soup to warm up yourself? One of the quickest soup recipes is Pumpkin Soup; you can make it with few ingredients in less than 15 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion
1 tablespoon of minced garlic
1 butternut pumpkin
500 ml stock (veggie, beef or chicken)
Garnish:
cream
bread cubes
Pepitas
pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Cut the butternut pumpkin into chunks and set aside.
- Peeled and cut the onion into tiny bits. Set aside.
- Put a saucepan over medium heat and pour the oil over it. When it reaches medium temperature, fry the onions for a minute and add the garlic. Let it cook until the onions are translucent. Add the pumpkin chunks and mix everything together. Let it cook for a minute and add the stock. Add salt and pepper. Put the lid on and let it simmer for 10 minutes approximately or until the pumpkin is tender. Test it with a fork.
- At this moment, you can blend it, or you can you a hand blender and do it over the pot until it is completely smooth. Test the salt and pepper and serve it with some cream (optional), toasted bread cubes, pepitas and pumpkin seeds. Enjoy and beat those cold days!