Potage au Potiron (Pumpkin Soup)

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(from hoskie’s recipe box)

Source: "Twelve Months of Monastery Soups" by: Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: pumpkin, soup, vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 6 cups water (more if necessary)
  • 4 cups pumpkin, peeled and cubed
  • 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 2 carrots, large thinly sliced
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • pinch tarragon
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 quart milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Pour the 6 cups of water into a large pot. Add the pumpkin with the potatoes and the carrot and bring to a boil.

  2. Add the onion, minced garlic, tarragon, salt, and pepper and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.

  3. Reduce heat and simmer for another 20 minutes.

  4. Blend the soup in a blender and then pour it back into the pot. Add the milk and the oil, stirring well, and over low heat bring the soup to a boil again.

  5. Simmer for about 10 minutes and serve immediately in well0heated soup bowls, garnishing each with a pinch of parsley.

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