Name: Marian's Pumpkin Soup recipe
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter;1 onion, chopped;2 cloves garlic, minced;½ teaspoon curry powder;¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes;2 ½ pounds sugar pumpkin -- peeled, seeded and cubed;10 cups chicken broth;1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce;¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg;1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter;½ cup light cream;¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon curry powder ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 ½ pounds sugar pumpkin -- peeled, seeded and cubed 10 cups chicken broth 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter ½ cup light cream ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish

Nutrition Info

56.2 calories carbohydrate: 9.2 g cholesterol: 3.1 mg fat: 2.2 g fiber: 1 g protein: 1.8 g saturatedFat: 1 g servingSize: - sodium: 23.5 mg sugar: 2.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, curry powder, and red pepper flakes, cook and stir until onion becomes transparent, about 5 minutes. Transfer the onion mixture to a large pot, and stir in the chicken broth and pumpkin cubes. Cook over medium heat until the pumpkin is tender when pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Remove pot from heat, stir in the Worcestershire sauce, nutmeg, and peanut butter.
Transfer the soup in batches to a blender or food processor, blend each batch until smooth while slowly adding the half and half. Garnish each serving with cilantro.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

This is a deliciously different pumpkin soup that tastes like no other with its very special ingredient: peanut butter!

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