Pumpkin Stew
Pumpkin Stew
by Lemon Drop from A Recipe Reborn
““An All Saints’ Wake culinary tradition, this rich, buttery soup is oft served in a hollowed-out pumpkin.””
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Yields 10 servings
Pumpkin Stew
US |
Ingredients |
Metric |
2 tbsp |
butter (or coconut oil) |
30 g |
2 cups |
onion, chopped |
290 g |
2 cloves |
garlic, minced |
2 cloves |
2 tbsp |
ginger, minced |
30 g |
2 tsp |
curry powder |
6 g |
14 oz |
coconut milk |
414 mL |
30 oz |
pumpkin puree |
800 g |
¼ tsp |
chili flakes (optional) |
1.5 g |
2 tsp |
kosher salt |
12 g |
1 + ½ cups |
chicken stock (or vegetable stock) |
355 mL |
4 cups |
water |
1 liter |
- In a large pot set over medium heat, melt the butter and soften the onions, garlic and ginger for about 5 minutes.
- Add the curry powder and stir everything to combine.
- Add the coconut milk and pumpkin puree and stir to combine.
- Add the chili flakes, salt, stock and water and then stir to combine.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and then simmer it for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Presentation and garnish
US |
Ingredients |
Metric |
1 |
buttercup squash |
1 |
1 |
sweet potato |
1 |
2 |
eggs |
2 |
2 |
grape tomato |
2 |
|
cilantro |
|
- Cut out the top of the buttercup squash and empty the cavity.
- Cut out a jack-o-lantern face design.
- Slice the sweet potato into rounds and cut the slices into star shapes.
- Bake the sweet potato stars in a 300°F/150°C oven for 15 minutes, flip them and then bake for another 15 minutes.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook 2 eggs for 8 minutes until they are hard boiled.
- Serve the soup in the hollowed-out squash.
- Garnish the surface of the soup with the cilantro and sweet potato.
- Place the squash on a platter and decorate it with the eggs, tomatoes and cilantro.




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