Gorey's Pumpkin Potion
By: Gorey
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 10:27pm

Ingredients




1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup sweet onion, finely diced
1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
3 cups low sodium chicken stock or broth
15 ounces can unseasoned, pureed pumpkin
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 pinch nutmeg
1/4 heavy cream

Preparation

1 In a small saucepot over medium-high heat, melt the butter and then add the onions. 2 Saute onions until tender and translucent. 3 Add garlic and saute until that is tender as well. 4 Pour in the stock or broth, stir to combine. 5 Add the pumpkin and stir to mix thoroughly. 6 When everything is combined, stir in the salt, pepper, thyme and nutmeg. Stir again. 7 Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. 8 Add cream and stir gently. Simmer another 5 minutes. 9 Taste to check salt level and add a pinch more if it needs it. 10 Serve plain, topped with croutons or sprinkled with a few toasted pumpkin seeds.

About


This is an easy, inexpensive and quick healthy soup. 
It can also be made vegan/vegetarian by using vegetable broth in place of the chicken stock and omitting the cream (which could be replaced with soy milk or another, similar product).