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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Favorite Fall Recipe: Apple Pumpkin Soup

Apple Pumpkin Soup

1 large onion, chopped
1/2 pound of bacon, chopped
one 15-ounce can of pumpkin
1 cup water
2 cups apple cider
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 cubes chicken bouillon
1 apple, chopped and unpeeled 
dash of liquid smoke
salt, to taste
2 teaspoons white pepper
1/3 cup crystallized ginger, chopped

Sauté onion and bacon lightly in large pot. Add pumpkin, water, apple cider, brown sugar, chicken bouillon, apple, liquid smoke salt, white pepper, and crystallized ginger to the pot. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Stir frequently. Blend to thicken in blender-size batches. Serve with sour cream: one teaspoon on each serving.

My personal modifications:
2 C fresh pumpkin meat instead of a can
1/2 tsp. ginger powder
Yogurt instead of sour cream to taste

The soup is excellent for leftovers and tastes even better the second day. It also freezes well as long as you don't add the milk product.

Divine.

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