JAMAICAN PUMPKIN SOUP
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JAMAICAN PUMPKIN SOUP
6 CUPS CHICKEN STOCK
4 CUPS PUMPKIN OR SQUASH - ACORN OR BUTTERNUT - PEELED, CUT IN 1-INCH CUBES
1 LARGE POTATO, PEELED, CUT IN 1-INCH CUBES
1 LARGE ONION, MINCED
2 CLOVES GARLIC MINCED
1/2 TSP. DRIED THYME
1 BAY LEAF
1/2 TSP. MINCED JALAPENO PEPPER
1/4 TSP. FRESHLEY GRATED NUTMEG (OPTIONAL)
1/3 CUP BUTTERMILK OR 2% EVAPORATED MILK
GARNISH: 1/4 CUP MINCED FRESH CORIANDER OR PARSLEY
IN LARGE POT, OVER MEDIUM HEAT, ADD ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT BUTTERMILK AND CORIANDER. BRAING TO A BOIL AND SIMMER 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL SQUASH AND POTATO ARE TENDER.
REMOVE BAY LEAF AND POUR SOUP INTO A BLENDER OR FOOD PROCESSOR. PROCESS UNTIL SMOOTH IN SEVERAL BATCHES.
RETURN SOUP TO POT AND HEAT THROUGH. STIR IN BUTTERMILK. DIVIDE SOUP INTO SERVING BOWLS AND GARNISH WITH CORIANDER.
SERVES 8
''''''''REHEAT GENTLY - DO NO BOIL""""""""