Curried Pumpkin Bisque

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil or canola oil
• 1 medium onion (diced)
• 1 clove garlic, diced
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 4 cups chicken stock
• bay leaf
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon curry powder, to your taste
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 2 cups half-and-half
• salt and pepper
• toasted coconut

Recipe

• 1 slowly saute onion and garlic in oil until transparent, about 5 minutes.
• 2 add pumpkin puree and chicken stock, bay leaf, sugar, curry, nutmeg and mix well.
• 3 bring to boil, and then lower heat to simmer.
• 4 cook 20 to 30 minutes.
• 5 taste for seasoning.
• 6 add half-and-half and simmer another 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat and cool.
• 8 blend in batches in blender.
• 9 strain through a fine strainer.
• 10 reheat gently, and serve with toasted coconut.