Pumpkin & Coconut Cream Soup
Pumpkin and Coconut Cream Soup recipe
Yield
4 servingsPrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
1 hrsLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | grams |
pumpkin
peeled, cut into 2 cm cubes |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
lemon juice
or lime juice |
|
| 100 | grams |
shrimp
uncooked, green, or dried shrimp |
|
| 2 | medium |
onions
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
shrimp paste
|
*
|
| 2 | each |
hot chili peppers
fresh, seeded, or 2 ts roasted chili paste |
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
lemongrass
finely chopped |
|
| 300 | millilitres |
water
|
*
|
| 750 | millilitres |
coconut milk
(reserve thick cream) |
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
fish sauce
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 80 | grams |
basil
fresh, (reserve some for garnish), or arugula |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4E+2 | grams |
pumpkin
peeled, cut into 2 cm cubes |
|
| 15 | ml |
lemon juice
or lime juice |
|
| 1E+2 | grams |
shrimp
uncooked, green, or dried shrimp |
|
| 2 | medium |
onions
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
shrimp paste
|
*
|
| 2 | each |
hot chili peppers
fresh, seeded, or 2 ts roasted chili paste |
*
|
| 15 | ml |
lemongrass
finely chopped |
|
| 3E+2 | millilitres |
water
|
*
|
| 7.5E+2 | millilitres |
coconut milk
(reserve thick cream) |
*
|
| 15 | ml |
fish sauce
|
|
| 5 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 8E+1 | grams |
basil
fresh, (reserve some for garnish), or arugula |
|
Directions
Sprinkle lemon or lime juice over pumpkin and leave to stand for 20 minutes. Shell and devein fresh prawns or wash dried shrimp.
In a food processor, blend together prawns, onions, shrimp paste, chillies, lemon grass and a little water until they form a smooth paste.
Mix together water and thin coconut milk in a large saucepan.
Add the paste, fish sauce, sugar and pepper, whisking to combine thoroughly.
Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and add pumpkin.
Simmer over low heat until pumpkin is tender, about 20 minutes. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
Just before serving, stir in basil leaves and thick coconut cream. Garnish with a few basil leaves or arugula.
