Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup
A smooth and fragrant soup, it's much better with potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) than ordinary pumpkin.
275,6444.0/5 for 44 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 13th 2010
For 2 litres, you will need:
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4 cups + 3 tablespoons potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 1
4 cups + 3 tablespoons water - 2
1 chicken stock cube - 3
1 cup liquid cream - 4
2 tablespoons cornflour - 5
salt - 6
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How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 50 min. | 20 min. | 1 hour 10 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 25 min.
Prepare 4 cups + 3 tablespoons 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 1 cup 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 978 Kcal or 4,095 Kj | 21 gr | 87 gr | 61 gr |
| 49 % | 8 % | 8 % | 9 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 44 Kcal or 184 Kj | 1 gr | 4 gr | 3 gr |
| 2 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 litres : 4.06 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Joël Robuchon and Louis, market gardener of Saint-Renan.More recipes?
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