Soup Recipe: Holiday Pumpkin Soup

Holiday Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

• 4 cups water
• 5 teaspoons beef base or bouillon granules
• 1 (2-pound) pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Cooking Procedures:

1. Combine water and base. Add prepared pumpkin to the broth; simmer for 5 minutes or until tender, then puree in a blender or food processor.
2. Return the puree to the saucepan; add half-and-half, molasses, butter, ginger, and nutmeg. Simmer for 15 minutes then add chopped parsley and simmer for 5 minutes more.

Makes 6 servings.