Pumpkin and Crab Soup Recipe

Free Recipe Pumpkin and Crab Soup

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: bake

Cooking Ingredients for Pumpkin and Crab Soup Recipe

1 sm Pumpkin approx 3 lbs (or
-substitute with 24 oz. can
-of pumpkin)
6 c Chicken stock
1 lg Onion, sliced
3 tb Olive oil
1 ts Cumin seeds
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Paprika
1 ts Cayenne pepper
1 ts Dried basil or dill
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 lb Crab meat cut up in 1/2 inch
-pieces (imitation crab meat
-works fine too)
4 oz Heavy cream (optional)
Freshly ground pepper to
-taste

Pumpkin and Crab Soup Preparation

If you are using fresh pumpkin, cut it up in pieces leaving the skin on and bake on a cookie sheet in the oven for 45 minutes at 350 F. Remove the flesh from the skin and keep on hand. Heat the oil in a skillet and add the onion. Saute for 5-8 minutes. Add the cumin, nutmeg, paprika, cayenne, and basil or dill. Stir for a minute. Pour in the chicken stock and add pumpkin. Simmer covered for 15-20 minutes. Puree the soup in a blender in batches. Return soup to pot. Add the crab meat and simmer the soup for 3-5 minutes. Add cream and stir. Serve with freshly ground pepper to taste. Posted to EAT-L Digest 04 Sep 96 From: terry pogue <tpogue@IDS2.IDSONLINE.COM> Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 23:23:34 +0100

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Recipe Serves: 6

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