Pumpkin-Coconut Soup

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 small pumpkin
  • 5 dried New Mexico chilies
  • 3 cans coconut milk
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 inches ginger
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons coriander
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 15 leaves basil
  • Butter

Steps

  • 1
    Chop off the top of your pumpkin and scoop out the insides. Coat in some butter salt and pepper, and toss the pumpkin into the oven at 350°F until it is tender.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, rinse the seeds, lightly toss in oil, and bake until lightly browned.
  • 3
    While you are at it, put your breadcrumbs on a baking sheet and brown them up as well.
  • 4
    Dice up the onion, garlic, and ginger. Remove the stems and seeds from the chiles.
  • 5
    Saute the onion in butter for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute. Add the chiles, then add the 3 cans of coconut milk. Simmer lightly, stirring occasionally for about 30 minutes until the chiles are tender.
  • 6
    When the pumpkin is tender, remove it from the oven, get rid of the skin and stem, and place the flesh into the soup.
  • 7
    Blend the soup up either with a stick blender or in a normal blender. Add the vinegar and season with salt and/or soy sauce.
  • 8
    Finally, make the topping. place the toasted pumpkin seeds and breadcrumbs into a food processor with the basil. Pulse until you have a nice crunchy consistency. Top the soup and serve.

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