Name: Spiced pumpkin soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil; 4 small leeks trimmed, washed and roughly chopped; 3 large potatoes diced; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 2 good-sized butternut squash peeled, deseeded and cut into 4cm chunks; 2 x cans coconut milk; 3 lemongrass; chilli shrimps (see recipe, below) or snipped chives, to serve

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Spiced pumpkin soup

Spiced pumpkin soup

John Torode

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Serves 10

Easy

Prep: 45 mins

Cook: 55 mins

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A smooth soup made with butternut squash which will satisfy vegetarians, or spice it up with a scattering of chilli shrimps

Freezable (Freezable without shrimps)

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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4 tbsp olive oil
4 small leeks

trimmed, washed and roughly chopped
3 large potatoes

diced
3 garlic cloves

crushed
2 good-sized butternut squash

peeled, deseeded and cut into 4cm chunks
2 x cans coconut milk
3 lemongrass
chilli

shrimps (see recipe, below) or snipped chives, to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal282
fat18g
saturates12g
carbs27g
sugars11g
fibre4g
protein5g
salt0.25g

low

Method

step 1

In a large pan, heat the oil with ½ tsp salt and some pepper. Add the leeks and potatoes, cook for 5 mins over a medium heat, stirring constantly, then add the garlic and squash. Continue to cook for 10 mins to give everything a bit of colour.
step 2

Add the coconut milk and 1 litre water, or enough to cover the mixture. Place the lemongrass on a board and crush with the flat end of a cleaver or knife, then add to the soup, turn the heat up and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 mins until the squash is mushy. Remove the lemongrass.
step 3

Blend until smooth (the soup should be nice and thick, but add a splash of water if it has become too thick). Return to the saucepan and put back onto the heat. Taste and season again, then serve with a bowl of snipped chives and one of Chilli shrimps (see below), allowing guests to help themselves.

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SERVE WITH CHILLI SHRIMPS

Finely chop 1 large tomato. Deseed and finely dice 2 long red chillies. Mix with 300g cooked shrimps or small prawns, small bunch chives, snipped and small handful chopped coriander leaves. Best assembled just before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2010

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