Pumpkin Soup

Its Autumn again, my fave season. What I love about this season is the incredible vegetables that come into season and taste at its best!

I am going to put up some yummy and simple recipes for you guys to make, full of veg or great warm up, keep you full up meals.

This is one of my fave soups, Me and my mom used to cook this together. now you can cheat and buy already chopped pumpkin, but then you cant serve it in the pumpkin skin!

There are many pumpkins to choose from, and squashes, i suggest to experiment or make like 3-4 for when guests come and you want to try or mix it up. it looks great on the table.

Heres a soup recipe, enjoy :)

1 Pumpkin

2 medium onions

knob of butter

chicken stock

black pepper

grated nutmeg

small piece Cinnamon stick

Step 1: Cut Pumpkin lid of carefully, as this will be the lid later. Remove seeds from inside, and discard. Remove flesh with a spoon. leave 2cm of the flesh inside. It is very important you do not go right up to the skin or Peirce the skin.

Step 2: roughly chop up the pumpkin flesh, and chop the onions.

Step 3: Melt the butter in a pan, add the onions and fry till golden, then add the pumpkin flesh, the Cinnamon stick and the nutmeg and season with salt and pepper. increase heat to medium, cover with lid, and stir occasionally to stop from sticking. cook for 40-45 min until pumpkin is cooked right thru.

Step 4: add the stock and bring to biol. Remove from heat, and allow to cool slightly then pour into blender, blend, and pour back into the pan, bring to biol and cook simmering or another half an hour.

**pre heat the oven 45 min before serving on gas 3.**

Step 5: pour soup back into the pumpkin. Put the ''lid'' back on, and place the Pumpkin on a baking tray in the oven for 45mins.

to serve, carefully put on the table and ladle in to bowls.

try this recipe with other pumpkins and squashes for different tastes :)