Last year I cooked pumpkin soup, leaving it overnight to cool in the kitchen. The next morning the kitchen smelt of damp dog!
Using social media – Facebook and Twitter – I commented on my pongy problem. Almost immediately someone in the USA suggested that the pumpkin be roasted which would avoid the smell, and also make it easier to remove the flesh.
So this time I roasted the Halloween squash, saving the seeds to roast as well for the garnish, adding coconut milk to add an extra dimension to the flavour.
Using my slow cooker it gently simmers so that all the delicious flavours meld together delightfully.
I suggest a medium-bodied white wine with enough acidity to add a contrast to the gentle sweetness of the pumpkin.
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La Raia DOCG Gavi, Piemonte, Italy 2011
Mid yellow with a fairly intense nose of honeysuckle with a hint of sage. Dry, with ample lemon and mineral notes graced with a hint of bitterness.
Roast Pumpkin and Coconut Soup
Ingredients
- 3 Pounds / 1.35kg Pumpkin
- 2 Carrots (Chopped)
- 1 Pear (Peeled, cored and chopped)
- 1 Pint / 725ml Vegetable Stock
- 1 can Coconut Milk
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cumin
- 1 piece Ginger
Note
The addition of coconut milk and the pear add an extra dimension to this autumnal soup.
Makes me feel hungry! Looks like a nice recipe as long as it avoids the Damp Dog!
It’ll help you avoid Winston Churchill’s Black Dog too!
LOVE the sound of this!!!!!! It’s on my to-make list for this week!
Do tell me how you get on!
Sounds tasty, will have to try this one. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you enjoy it!
Greetings Brett,
Julia’s dog visits us regularly and usually on wet days! Not a brilliant aroma…
Try popping him (her?) in the oven – it worked with the pumpkin!