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Creamy Curried Pumpkin (or Squash) Soup

This is a very versatile soup recipe. You can use pumpkin, butternut squash, or acorn squash. Each works well. Canned pumpkin works very well with this soup. If you’re using butternut or acorn squash, use two to three medium large squash, enough to provide the same amount as the canned pumpkin would yield. Both butternut and acorn squash should be baked until fork tender. (Rub with olive oil and pierce w/knife all around squash to keep it from blistering. Bake at 350 degrees until fork sinks completely through).

You will need a large pot for this soup.

Pumpkin (one 29 oz can plus one 16 oz can) or baked butternut or acorn squash (enough to yield same amount).

Chop one medium to large yellow onion and saute in 2 Tablespoons butter until tender over low heat. Stir in pumpkin/squash gradually. Then add 3 cups of canned (or homemade) chicken stock, stirring until well-blended. Bring to a slow simmer.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Then add 1 teaspoon curry powder and mix well. Next, stir in 2 cups of sour cream (regular or low-fat). Simmer for a couple of minutes until flavors blend. Serve and ejoy. Makes approximately 8-10 servings.

13 Responses to “Creamy Curried Pumpkin (or Squash) Soup”

Okay Maggie–you’ve thrown me for a loop with the curry. The soup sounds delicious and I am looking forward to making it on Saturday, but curry is one spice that is difficult to pair with wine, so I am going with tradition here and opting for a cold beer. Yep–that’s right. This wine lover would drink a cold Heineken with Maggie’s soup. My husband will be delighted as he says my wine tastes are costly and he wishes I’d drink beer instead. Hmm–a beer lover’s mystery series. I can see a mystery now–beer, football and maybe a dead cheerleader. I know–that’s just plain wrong. Hey–we write mysteries here. It all comes back to the dead bodies.

Cheers,
Michele

by Michele on December 4th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Oh, Maggie, this sounds very like the wonderful, wonderful soup I always get at my favorite French restaurant when my sisters and I go for our annual Sisters Christmas Dinner. Lovely!

by Diana on December 4th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Beer is a great suggestion, Michele! However, as a Colorado gal who lives in the heart of our famous microbrewery region, I would recommend one of our fantastic ales—-like New Belgium’s Fat Tire or Odell’s 90 Schilling. Both Fort Collins superstars.

Best ales I’ve ever tasted. No lie. Of course, you can’t get them everywhere, because they have to be refrigerated. They don’t have those additives that the “other” beers do that allow them to sit on the shelves forevvvvvvver. —Maggie, being a flagrant booster

by Maggie on December 5th, 2007 at 1:54 am
Hey, Diana—you got me. It’s a variation I came up with over the years because I just LOVE those rich pumpkin soups.

Would you believe that years ago I used to make a cream of brie soup? Ohhhhh, the calories. But, to die for, truly.

Those were the days when my ex and I entertained lots and lots and lots. Loved it.

by Maggie on December 5th, 2007 at 1:59 am
Oooh, delicious, it starts with the words “Creamy”. Alright, Maggie, your butternut soup sounds terrific, BUT, now I wanna know about that naughty cream of brie soup too! Yeah, like, oh, who cares about the calories! We still entertain, somewhat, LOL. My diet - again date is Jan. 2nd.

I’ll happily post some of my fave soups too, if anyone’s interested. I will assume for the blog ( and knowingly go into this that I may be wrong) that this is for a veggie type soup and not a full-meal one with meat?! Oh, I just love soups! So comforting!

by Lynn in TX on December 5th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Maybe you can help me out with something…? I want to order all of my food online from now on because of various reasons, but I don’t know where to go for quality food. I have tried 2 companies so far, Fresh Dining, and and Celebrity Foods, but I wanna get others I can try out. Do you know of any? The main thing I’ve ordered so far is steak. I guess you can say, I’m a steak junkie. LOL!!! From what I have found out (from what I have ordered so far) I think I am able to regulate the quality of beef I buy. I hate going to a store and getting that crappy slab of beef that I have to cut down until there is like nothing left. Hahaha!!!! (its so true though) Anyhow, sorry that I made this comment so long. If you can help me out or point me in a direction where I might find more quality foods online, I would greatly appreciate it. Have a good day or night! (depending on when you read this) LOL!!!!

by leosatter on December 5th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
I’ll have to try it. I finally made my first French Onion soup this Sunday and it was wonderful. It’s getting colder here and I need something to warm us up. Besides they pack really nicely to pair with a sandwich for lunch.

As far as beer, I stepped away from my old standby Miller LIght and bought a Honey Lager from Michalob that I really love. I know my son who’s a beer snob (and probably you are too, Maggie) would tell me to find a nice micro brew, but I’m not much of an adventurer. And I hate to be disappointed.

by Lynn on December 5th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Lynn—I’m with you. I just LOVE soups. I was out today at a cafe for lunch and had a yummy carrot w/ginger soup. Soooo good.

Pumpkin/squash soup is completely veggie. No meat. It’s got enough good stuff in it to be a meal. Certainly rich enough.

As for beer or ale, Lynn—-we’ve just gotta find a way for you to try Fat Tire, girl. It’s become kind of famous around the country these past ten years just by word of mouth, uh, or taste of mouth, I guess. The brewery, New Belgium, is methodically expanding their distribution area. You can get it in Chicago now (well, Illinois) and Texas and I think I recall seeing it in Seattle at Left Coast Crime last February.

Where are you located? Most of us have had to pack it in our luggage whenever we travel bec family and friends demand it when we arrive.

by Maggie on December 6th, 2007 at 1:44 am
leosatter—-Hmmmm, I don’t order food online usually, so no particular website comes to mind. But, MAYBE SOME OF OUR BLOGGERS DO!!

Okay, folks—-help leosatter out. Any names/websites of online groceries or specialty foods would be appreciated.

As far as meat is concerned—most cities, even smaller ones, have specialty butcher shops where they offer prime meats and prime cuts. You usually have to find them by asking around. Check it out.

by Maggie on December 6th, 2007 at 1:51 am
Fat Tire was really big in Boise where we were from but I didn’t try it there. I am in Illinois but much closer to St. Louis than Chicago so I’ll have to see if any of the bars carry it here. We’ll be out throwing darts tomorrow, but I think the bar we are going to is very small. But maybe on Saturday.

by Lynn on December 6th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
Give it a try. Actually, I’m not much of a beer drinker. I vastly prefer wine. Probably because I never found a beer I liked for years. I always liked the darker European brews, though. Then when I got to Colorado, I tasted Fat Tire (ale) and said, “yes.”

So, if I’m not drinking wine, it’s either Fat Tire or Guinness. Yep, either ale or a black-as-a-villain’s-heart stout. Go figure.

by Maggie on December 7th, 2007 at 2:53 am
I’ve never tried a butternut soup before–I’m definitely going to have to try this as almost everyone (I have one hold-out) in my family loves butternut squash! And it sound perfect for this time of year!

by Heather on December 7th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
This time of year is perfect for soups. Cold and snowy outside (like it is in Colorado right now) calls for something warm and yummy inside.

by Maggie on December 8th, 2007 at 2:45 am

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