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Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup

A smooth and fragrant soup, it's much better with potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) than ordinary pumpkin.

334 K 3.9/5 (69 reviews)

1 hour 10 min. difficulté

Easy

3.30 €

2 litres

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 13^th 2010

For 2 litres, you will need:

1 1 kg potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 1 kg water
3 1 chicken stock cube
4 200 g liquid cream
5 2 tablespoons cornflour
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 2,240 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 50 min.

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 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 g 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.

Source: Joël Robuchon and Louis, market gardener of Saint-Renan.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	20 RDI=8 %	90 RDI=8 %	60 RDI=9 %	980 RDI=50 %	4,090 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	0	3 RDI=0 %	2 RDI=0 %	40 RDI=2 %	180 RDI: 2 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 litres : 4.10 €

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