Pumpkin soup: the best recipes

In addition to excellent taste, pumpkin is also very rich in nutrients. You need to eat pumpkin at least once a month. Anything can be prepared from this product - candied fruit, muffin, roast, soup. Want to know how to make pumpkin soups that even the harshest critic will love? Read this article.

Classic pumpkin soup

Pumpkin soup is quick and easy to make, resulting in a bright orange dish. Which stimulates the appetite by its very appearance. And you can talk for a long time about the benefits of pumpkin dishes. Remember, pumpkin dishes are among the lowest in calories. For example, 100 grams of classic pumpkin soup contains only 61 calories.

To prepare this dish you will need:

• pumpkin fresh 700 g;
• onions 70 g;
• vegetable broth 700 ml;
• cream 120-150 ml;
• butter 20 g;
• garlic;
• spices and seasonings to taste;
• salt;
• pumpkin sunflower seeds.

The classic pumpkin soup is prepared like this:

1. Cut the pumpkin into pieces, chop the onion.
2. Put in a preheated skillet and fry for 5-8 minutes over medium heat. Stir every 2-3 minutes. It is best to fry in butter, as this product is rich in beta-carotene, which is best absorbed in a fatty environment.
3. Transfer the vegetables to a large saucepan, where the stock has already been poured and season with salt. Bring to a boil.
4. After boiling, reduce heat and simmer until tender. The time depends on the firmness of the vegetable, but it is usually about 20 minutes.
5. Add spices. Ground cumin is especially recommended, it emphasizes the pumpkin flavor best of all. The latter goes well with nutmeg, black pepper, ginger, garlic, rosemary or sage.
6. Grind the finished pieces with a blender or rub through a sieve.
7. Return the finished mixture to the saucepan, add cream and heat a little. Bringing to a boil is not worth it, because the cream will cook at the same time.
8. Fry the seeds in a dry frying pan, literally 2-4 minutes.
9. Decorate the finished dish with seeds, fresh herbs or a sprig of rosemary.

Pumpkin soup with cream

We offer you an original recipe for pumpkin soup with cream and parmesan. Lovers of the unusual and the new will definitely like it.

Grocery list:

• pumpkin pulp 500 g;
• butter 100 g;
• onions 1 pc .;
• broth 500 ml;
• ground nutmeg;
• sugar 50 g;
• ground cinnamon;
• grated parmesan 100 g;
• milk 450 ml.;
• corn flour 2 tbsp. l.

The recipe for this soup is quite simple:

1. Chop the pumpkin and cook.
2. At this time, put oil and chopped onions in a saucepan. Fry the vegetable until translucent.
3. Turn the finished pumpkin into mashed potatoes, with a blender or a special crush. Place in a saucepan with the onion.
4. Pour the broth over the puree and bring to a boil. It's good if the broth is chicken. It tastes better this way.
5. Reduce the fire to a minimum, pour in the milk.
6. Combine flour, sugar and spices. Add to soup in small portions, stirring each well. To avoid clumping.
7. After 5 minutes, remove the soup from heat. Sprinkle with grated parmesan and bon appetit!

If you are a vegetarian, you will be interested in this video.

Pumpkin soup for children

The easiest way to make soup for kids is to boil pumpkin with potatoes and carrots. Puree everything together and pour over milk. This dish is suitable for babies of any age, as long as you do not add salt or spices to it.

You can also make a simple meat soup for toddlers. For this you will need:

• beef or veal 200 g;
• 1 pc. onions, potatoes and carrots;
• black pepper and lavrushka;
• pumpkin 200 g.

Children's pumpkin soup by points:

1. Prepare vegetables for cooking, wash and peel.
2. Place the meat, onion, and carrot in a saucepan. If the soup for kids is older than a year, then add seasonings.
3. Cook meat and vegetables. After boiling, it will take about another 30-40 minutes, until cooked.
4. The water from the meat and vegetables will become the base broth. Strain it and put it back on the stove. Put meat and carrots in it.
5. Add chopped potatoes and pumpkin. Cook everything over medium heat until cooked through. Usually about 20 minutes.
6. Pour the broth into a separate bowl, but do not pour it out. Grind the vegetables with a blender, gradually adding the broth to the desired consistency.
7. Add milk or sour cream if desired.
8. Garnish with fresh herbs.

Pumpkin soup with meatballs

In addition to the classic version of the puree soup, the first pumpkin dish can be prepared with croutons or meatballs. For the meat version of the dish, you will need:

• pumpkin pulp 700 g;
• potatoes 2 pcs.;
• medium zucchini 1 pc .;
• 1 pc. onions and carrots;
• salt, spices;
• minced meat, preferably chicken, 500 g.

Cooking method:

1. Peel the vegetables and cut into small cubes.
2. Put vegetables in a saucepan, salt and cook.
3. Cook the meatballs at this time. Combine minced meat with onion, salt and seasoning. Onions can be chopped with a blender. Stir well.
4. Form small balls from the finished meat mixture.
5. Boil water in a separate saucepan, add a sprig of rosemary or a couple of leaves of laurel.
6. Place the meatballs one at a time in boiling water.
7. Catch the finished meat balls with a slotted spoon and put on a separate dish.
8. In the meantime, the vegetables for the soup have already been cooked. Drain and puree the vegetables. Gradually adding broth or milk to it.
9. Pour soup into a plate, place a meatball in the center, garnish with fresh herbs. Dinner is served!