* Exported from MasterCook * Thai Style Pumpkin Soup With Chillies And Lemongrass Recipe By : TVone-NZ *ref Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:45 Categories : Vegetable Soups Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 tablespoons tasteless oil 1 onion -- finely chopped 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 cloves garlic -- crushed 1 small pumpkin -- such as buttercup -- skinned and chopped into 1-inch chunks 2 1/8 cups water 1 2/3 cups canned coconut cream 1 tablespoon hot sweet thai chilli sauce -- or more 1 tablespoon lemon grass -- finely chopped OR 1/2-tsp lemon rind -- finely grated 1 tablespoon fish sauce -- may be doubled freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup fresh coriander chopped coriander leaves -- for garnish 1. In a large pot, heat oil and gently cook onion with brown sugar and garlic over low heat until softened (8-10 minutes). 2. Add chopped buttercup, water, coconut cream, chilli, lemongrass or rind and fish sauce. 3. Season with freshly ground pepper. (No salt should be needed as fish sauce is very salty.) 4. Simmer for about 25 minutes until tender. 5. Remove and puree until smooth. 6. Just before serving, adjust seasoning to taste. 7. Mix in chopped coriander. 8. Ladle soup into heated bowls and garnish with a fresh coriander leaf. *REF "Pumpkins" aired July 25, 1997, TV ONE http://tvone.co.nz/programmes/maggies/mgs_1997/recipes.html as featured in "Your Home and Garden Magazine." "Ruud Kleinpaste joins Annabel Langbein, Food Consultant, as she prepares dishes made from that winter stalwart, the Pumpkin." Notes: Preparation Time: 20 minutes; Cooking Time: 25 minutes Take a tangent on traditional pumpkin soup with this delicious Thai version. 1998-May-31 Hanneman >mcRecipe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -