Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup
A smooth and fragrant soup, it's much better with potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) than ordinary pumpkin.
318K 65 4.0
Last modified on: October 13th 2010
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 litres, you will need:
- 1
1 kg potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 2
1 litre water - 3
1 chicken stock cube - 4
200 ml liquid cream - 5
2 tablespoons cornflour - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 2,039 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 50 min. | 20 min. | 1 hour 10 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 25 min.
Prepare 1 kg potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) or pumpkin, as indicated here.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Cut it into small pieces and put in a big pan, cover with water, salt, add 1 chicken stock cube and bring to the boil.
Stage 3 - 20 min.
Cook covered until pumpkin is soft (about 20 minutes).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Remove from heat, and blend, directly in the pan until smooth.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Blend in a bowl 2 tablespoons cornflour with 2 tablespoons of cold water.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Pour at one go into the pan while whisking non-stop. This operation will give a very smooth velouté.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Put the pan back on the heat and add 200 ml liquid cream while whisking all the time, and bring back to the boil. Check seasoning, it's ready.
Remarks
If you use potimarron, don't remove the skin, just scrub it with a brush, the flavour will be much better.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 382 Kcal or 1,599 Kj | 15 gr | 79 gr | 1 gr |
| 19 % | 6 % | 7 % | <1 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 19 Kcal or 80 Kj | 1 gr | 4 gr | < 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 litres : 3.26 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Joël Robuchon and Louis, market gardener of Saint-Renan.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Potimarron and leek soup, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Praline, Pilau rice, Turnip top soup, Sugar syrup, Seeded loaf, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with mushrooms, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Summer Salmon Blanquette, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mint and chocolate cream, Almond cream or frangipane, Caramelized pear custard tart, Blanquette of veal, Langoustine gratin, ... All |
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