Thai Style Pumpkin Soup With Chillies And Lemongrass

* Exported from MasterCook *

Thai Style Pumpkin Soup With Chillies And Lemongrass

Recipe By : TVone-NZ *ref
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:45
Categories : Vegetable Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tablespoons tasteless oil
1 onion -- finely chopped
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 cloves garlic -- crushed
1 small pumpkin -- such as
buttercup -- skinned
and chopped into 1-inch chunks
2 1/8 cups water
1 2/3 cups canned coconut cream
1 tablespoon hot sweet thai chilli sauce -- or more
1 tablespoon lemon grass -- finely chopped
OR 1/2-tsp lemon rind -- finely grated
1 tablespoon fish sauce -- may be doubled
freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup fresh coriander
chopped coriander leaves -- for garnish

1. In a large pot, heat oil and gently cook onion with brown sugar and
garlic over low heat until softened (8-10 minutes).

2. Add chopped buttercup, water, coconut cream, chilli, lemongrass or rind
and fish sauce.

3. Season with freshly ground pepper. (No salt should be needed as fish
sauce is very salty.)

4. Simmer for about 25 minutes until tender.

5. Remove and puree until smooth.

6. Just before serving, adjust seasoning to taste.

7. Mix in chopped coriander.

8. Ladle soup into heated bowls and garnish with a fresh coriander leaf.

*REF "Pumpkins" aired July 25, 1997, TV ONE
http://tvone.co.nz/programmes/maggies/mgs_1997/recipes.html as featured in
"Your Home and Garden Magazine." "Ruud Kleinpaste joins Annabel Langbein,
Food Consultant, as she prepares dishes made from that winter stalwart, the
Pumpkin."


Notes: Preparation Time: 20 minutes; Cooking Time: 25 minutes Take a
tangent on traditional pumpkin soup with this delicious Thai version.

1998-May-31 Hanneman >mcRecipe




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