Martha Stewart’s Harvest Pumpkin Soup
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Harvest pumpkin soup Martha Stewart Serves 6 to 8 INGREDIENTS 1 small sugar pumpkin, halved, seeds and stringy fibers removed and reserved 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken stock 3 cups water 1 sprig fresh thyme 1 small parsnip (about 4 ounces), peeled and coarsely chopped 1 small Yukon gold potato (about 6 ounces), peeled and coarsely chopped 1 small turnip (about 4 ounces), peeled and coarsely chopped 2 small shallots, minced (about 1/4 cup) 1/2 cup dry white wine 3 tablespoons heavy cream 1 teaspoon packed light-brown sugar 2 teaspoons coarse salt Freshly ground pepper, to taste DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place pumpkin halves, cut sides down, on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until soft, about 50 minutes. Scoop out flesh, and puree in a food processor (you should have 2 cups). Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add reserved seeds and fibers from pumpkin, and cook for 4 minutes. Add stock, water, and thyme, and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 9 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, melt remaining 5 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pumpkin puree, parsnip, potato, and turnip, and cook for 5 minutes. Add shallots, and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add wine, and cook until liquid has reduced by half. Strain pumpkin-seed mixture, reserving broth and discarding solids. Add broth to pumpkin-wine mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook 20 minutes. Let cool. Pass soup …
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