Thai Pumpkin Soup

By á-10847

This tasty Thai-inspired pumpkin and coconut soup takes less than 15 minutes to make with canned pumpkin purée! Have more time? Try the fresh pumpkin version.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons red curry paste
• 2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
• 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk
• 2 (15-ounce) cans pumpkin purée or 4 cups homemade pumpkin purée
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce or soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (juice of 1 lime)
• Option: If you want to start with raw pumpkin, get two small 3 pound pumpkins, peel them, seed them, cut them into 1 inch cubes, add to the coconut milk and broth and simmer, covered, until tender, about 15-20 minutes, before puréeing.
• Option: Use another sweet winter squash like butternut squash or kabocha instead of pumpkin.
• Option: Add 1/4 cup peanut butter! Try it, you'll love it!

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about a minute.

Add broth, coconut milk, pumpkin purée, fish sauce, palm sugar and lime juice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.