Pumpkin Soup, New Zealand Recipe

==Description==
If we travel and I find pumpkin, this is the recipe I indulge in! 4-6 servings. 40 minutes preparation
===Ingredients===
* 4 cups peeled chopped pumpkin 
* 90 g butter 
* 3 cups water 
* 1 cup milk 
* 2 tablespoons flour 
* freshly grated nutmeg (to taste) 
* 1 egg yolk (optional) 
* salt 
* pepper 
* 1 Onion, finely chopped 
===Directions===
Cook pumpkin and Onion in 60 grams (2oz) butter for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. 
Add water and cook gently until pumpkin is very tender. 
Push through a sieve or pureé in blender with a little of the milk. 
Melt remaining butter in clean pan and stir in flour, then pumpkin pureé and remaining milk stirring until well blended. 
Season with salt, pepper& nutmeg. 
Simmer 20 minutes. 
If desired take out a little soup, blend with egg yolk and stir back into big soup mixture just before serving. 
 
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==See also==
Category:New Zealand Soups
Category:Soups Category:Recipes
Category:New Zealand Recipes
Category: Stir-fry Pumpkin Recipes
Category: Pumpkin Soup Recipes
Category:nutmeg Recipes
category:yolks Recipes
category:pumpkin Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:flour Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:milk Recipes