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"Smoky" Pumpkin Soup
Recipe By : Peaceful Gatherings Cookbook, Federated Church, Bolton, MA
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :1:30
Categories : Vegetables Soups (Hot), Stews & Chili
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 slices bacon -- diced, cooked crisp
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 cups pumpkin -- peeled, cut up
6 cups beef stock
1/2 cup Marsala
1 teaspoon dried thyme
salt and pepper -- to taste
toasted pumpkin seeds -- for garnish
Heat the bacon fat and butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the
pumpkin and saute for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour in the stock
and simmer, covered, until the pumpkin is very tender, about 30 minutes.
Remove from heat. Add the Marsala, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste.
Process the soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Return to the stock
pot. Add the bacon. Simmer 10 minutes. Serve immediately, garnished with
pumpkin seeds.
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NOTES : Contributed by Jan Barrett-Chow; posted by Perry Lowell, Fidonet
COOKING Echo, Jan. 1992
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