Jamaican Pumpkin Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 1/3 lbs pumpkin (peeled and cut into medium to large diced pieces)
• 2 1/4 quarts chicken stock (slightly over 1/2 gallon) or 2 1/4 quarts vegetable stock (slightly over 1/2 gallon)
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper
• 3 sprigs scallions (cut thin)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 -3 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 lb butter

Recipe

• 1 sauté onions in butter in a large pot until transparent.
• 2 add pumpkin and fill with stock.
• 3 add the remaining ingredients and bring to boil
• 4 (put scotch bonnet pepper in whole).
• 5 simmer for about half an hour or to desired consistency.
• 6 remove scotch bonnet pepper and serve hot.