Does anyone have a good pumpkin soup or bisque recipe? I have tried a few and have been disappointed. Have had it before at a restaurant and loved it.
Hi sunflour,
This is the recipe I made soup from,, we really liked it.
Roasted Squash Soup
1 Tab olive oil
1 Squash, halved & seeded (you can use any squash...pumpkin, butternut, acorn...we used calabaza)
Salt & Pepper
1 tsp butter
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 C carrot, shredded
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp celery seed
2 pinches cayenne pepper
2-4 C chicken stock
1/4 C cream
2 oz cream cheese
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking dish with foil.
Rub olive oil on cut side of squash & sprinkle with salt & pepper.
Lay squash cut side down on baking dish & bake until tender, about 1 hour.
Scoop out flesh into bowl & mash. Set aside.
Melt butter in large pot. Melt butter in pot, add onion & garlic and cook until tender.
Add carrots to pot & cook until tender.
Stir in mashed squash, marjoram, celery seed, cayenne pepper, salt & pepper. Cook until heated through, about 5-10 minutes.
Stir in chicken stock & bring to boil.
Gradually add cream & cream cheese, stir until incorporated.
Bring to a simmer & cook 30 minutes.
Notes: This recipe didn't have a weight for the squash so I used what we had which was about a 7 pound calabaza. I used a hand blender to make the soup extra creamy. Didn't use the cream, thought it was fine without it. We liked it thick but if you want a thinner soup use all 4 cups of stock (I used about 3 cups)..
