Classic Pumpkin Soup (Grandma's Recipe)

Zutaten

• ✓1 kg Hokkaido pumpkin
• ✓2 pieces onions
• ✓2 pieces garlic cloves
• ✓1 tbsp olive oil
• ✓1 L vegetable broth
• ✓200 ml cream
• ✓to taste salt
• ✓to taste black pepper
• ✓to taste nutmeg
• ✓optional pumpkin seeds
• ✓optional pumpkin seed oil

Zubereitung

1. 1

   Wash the pumpkin, halve it, remove the seeds, and cut into large chunks (the skin can be left on). Peel and dice the onions and garlic.

2. 2

   Heat the olive oil in a large pot. Sauté the onions and garlic over medium heat until translucent.

3. 3

   Add the pumpkin chunks and briefly sauté.

4. 4

   Deglaze with vegetable broth and bring everything to a boil.

5. 5

   Simmer the soup over medium heat for about 20-25 minutes, until the pumpkin is tender.

6. 6

   Puree the soup until smooth using an immersion blender.

7. 7

   Stir in the cream (or coconut milk) and gently reheat the soup (do not let it boil again).

8. 8

   Season with salt, freshly ground black pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg to taste.

9. 9

   Ladle the pumpkin soup into bowls and garnish with roasted pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of pumpkin seed oil, if desired.