PUMPKIN SOUP

== Description ==
Serves 6; preparation time 40 minutes; cooking time 20 minutes.
To serve the soup cold, chill for at least 2 hours and 
serve garnished with a thin slice of peeled orange instead of the croûtons.
== Ingredients ==
500g (2 cups) cooked pumpkin
25ml (2 tablespoons) Onion, finely chopped
12½ (1 tablespoon) butter or margarine
500ml chicken stock
500ml milk
5ml lemon juice
50ml double cream
1ml (¼ teaspoon) ground cloves
2ml (½ teaspoon) Sugar
2ml (½ teaspoon) salt
Garnish : croûtons
== Directions ==
Melt the butter or margarine in a heavy saucepan and sauté the Onion until transparent but 
not brown. Add the cooked pumpkin. chicken stock, milk, lemon juice, ground cloves, Sugar 
and salt but not the cream and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
Puree the soup by forcing it through a fine sieve or, if a coarser consistency is desired, 
stir well with a wooden spoon. Stir in the cream and heat well, but do not boil.
Serve hot with croûtons.
To serve the soup cold, chill for at least 2 hours and serve garnished with a thin slice of 
peeled orange instead of the croûtons.
Category:Chicken stock and broth Recipes
Category:Double cream Recipes
Category:Pumpkin Recipes
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Category:Zambian Recipes
Category:Zambian Soups