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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.

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Last modified on: October 13^th 2010

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For 6 litres, you will need:

1 3 kgs potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 3 kgs water
3 3 chicken stock cubes
4 600 g liquid cream
5 6 tablespoons cornflour
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 6,717 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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50 min.	20 min.	1 hour 10 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 25 min.

Prepare 3 kgs 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 3 chicken stock cubes 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 6 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 600 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,933 Kcal or 12,280 Kj	62 gr	262 gr	183 gr
147 %	24 %	25 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
44 Kcal or 184 Kj	1 gr	4 gr	3 gr
2 %	<1 %	<1 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 litres : 12.17 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and leek soup, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), Duo of slow-cooked pork, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom velouté, Caramel rice pudding, How to rehydrate dried mushrooms, Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Italian hot chocolate , ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Like Bounty, Bisto-style canapés, Hearty potato and ham gratin, The strange gratin, Sea bass with coriander cream en papillote, ... All
	Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Italian hot chocolate , Gâteau Basque , Leopard cake, Upside-down Parmentier, ... All

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