PHRIDAY PHEAST # 7 – Classic Pumpkin Soup 0

I’ve never met a person who didn’t like Pumpkin soup.

And before you write to me saying “My boyfriend hates it” or “My mother in law swears it’s the one thing she doesn’t eat” I would like you to whip up a batch of PHOODIES’ version, feed it to the aforementioned, intravenously, and THEN get back to me.

2 seconds to prep.

1 second to cook.

WHAT could be easier….or healhtier….or more delicious!?

Note: there ARE actually a billlllllllion things that are FAR more delicious in my opinion, but this soup seriously tastes damnnnnnn good, and the fact that it’s healthy should definitely tick a few other boxes on the “what dinner should be each night” list.

PHOODIE’S PHAMOUS PUMPKIN SOUP – Serves 8 

INGREDIENTS

3kg Pumpkin – roughly chopped into 5cm blocks (I used Queensland pumpkins but you can use ANY that you fancy)

2 potatoes – roughly chopped into 5cm blocks

Garlic – 3 cloves crushed

1 Brown Onion – diced

2 leeks – chopped finely

Chicken stock (can use Vege stock) – just enough to sit near the top of the veges – about 3L

3 tablespoons Olive oil

1 tablespoon Butter

Salt and Pepper – to taste

1 teaspoon Curry Powder

Sour Cream / low fat creamy yoghurt – to garnish

Chives – finely chopped – to garnish

METHOD

Place the butter and olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat.

Add garlic and onion and sweat.

Once they are transparent, add leeks…….

……….Sweat them – season with salt, pepper and the curry powder.

Next add the chopped potato and pumpkin, stir it all about.

Immediately add the stock (preferably hot but doesn’t realllllly matter). Don’t freak that it doesn’t cover the veges.

Chuck on the lid.

Every 5 mins or so turn the veges so that they all get a chance to cook under the stock.

In about 10 mins they will have shrunk so all shall be drowning by then.

After the veges are cooked through, about 20 mins, turn off the heat and remove some of the liquid – DON’T CHUCK IT as you may wish to add it back in – depends on how thick you want your soup to be. It’s better to remove MORE liquid than less as you can always add back in once you’ve blitzed…..but you can’t take OUT liquid once it’s blitzed.

Blitz. Check seasoning.

Garnish with Sour Cream or Yoghurt and kilos of chives. DEMOLISH with 1000000 pieces of hot buttered sourdough toast.

ENJOY!!!!!!!!