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PUMPKIN SOUP
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PUMPKIN SOUP

11 ingredients 10 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

579
Calories
41g
Protein
29g
Fat
40g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

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

1

Melt the butter or margarine in a heavy saucepan and sauté the onion until transparent but

2

not brown. Add the cooked pumpkin. Chicken stock, milk, lemon juice, ground cloves, sugar

3

and salt but not the cream and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4

Puree the soup by forcing it through a fine sieve or, if a coarser consistency is desired,

5

stir well with a wooden spoon. Stir in the cream and heat well, but do not boil.

6

Serve hot with croûtons.

7

To serve the soup cold, chill for at least 2 hours and serve garnished with a thin slice of

8

peeled orange instead of the croûtons.

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Category:Zambian Recipes

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Category:Zambian Soups

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