This past week I was feeling like soup. But, not just any soup because it's fall everyone, which means its pumpkin time. So, what did I do? Made pumpkin soup. The original recipe is from myrecipes.com and I will link it here,but I made some changes.
The soup is easy. Easy peasy pumpkin squeezy. It's a lot of mixing and blending but it's worth it. Also, it can be a vegetarian recipe if you take out the sausage. That's what she said (???).
Spicy Pumpkin Soup with Roasted Green Pepper Cream
Makes 6-8 servings. Take about 55 minutes to make.
Ingredients for the soup"
1 cup diced yellow onion
3 tbs olive oil, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 (29-oz.) can pumpkin
6 -6 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
1 tablespoon adobo sauce from can
1 medium green pepper, roasted
1/2 cup whole buttermilk
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
8 ounces smoked sausage, sliced
1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
Preparation
1. Place onions, 2 Tbsp. olive oil, and 1 tsp. salt in a Dutch oven over medium heat; cover and cook 5 to 6 minutes or until translucent. Stir in garlic and cumin; cook 2 minutes. Whisk in pumpkin and 6 cups broth; add chipotle pepper and 1 Tbsp. adobo sauce. Increase heat to medium-high, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 12 minutes.
2. Process soup, in batches, in a food processor or blender 1 minute. Add up to 1/2 cup broth, 2 Tbsp. at a time, to reach desired consistency.
3. Process roasted green pepper, next 3 ingredients, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt in a blender until smooth. Add up to 1/4 cup water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, to reach desired consistency.
4. Cook smoked sausage in remaining 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir in black beans and paprika, and cook 1 minute. Ladle soup into serving bowls; top with sausage mixture and green pepper cream.
I made a green pepper cream sauce because avocados are expensive. And I really like them, but I don't want to pay $3 for one. Sorry.
Anyways this soup is really good and I suggest it cause I don't usually like soup. Make it. Have some fun for once.
