Chipotle Spiced Pumpkin Soup

Chipotle Spiced Pumpkin Soup

Time: Active 40 minutes

Total 1 hour 5 minutes

Serves: 8

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 cups chopped onion

• 3 chopped garlic cloves

• 4 cups ½ inch cubed peeled fresh pumpkin or butternut squash

• 1 large Granny Smith apple cut into ½ inch cubes

• 1 finely chopped, seeded chipotle chile canned in adobo sauce

• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

• ¼ tsp salt

• 3 cups of unsalted vegetable stock

• 1oz Spanish chorizo finely sliecd and chopped

• ¼ cup water

Method:

1. In a large saucepan heat oil over medium heat.

2. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes.

3. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes.

4. Add pumpkin, apples, chipotle chile, cinnamon and ¼ tsp salt and cook for 5 minutes stirring often.

5. Add stock and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes until pumpkin and apples are tender.

6. Cook chorizo in a small skillet over a medium heat until crisp.

7. Place half pumpkin mixture in blender, remove centre piece of blender lid to allow steam to escape and secure lid on blender. Place a clean towel in the lids centre hole to avoid splatters.

8. Blend until smooth.

9. Place soup in a bowl and repeat blender procedure with remaining pumpkin mixture.

10. Pour in water and reheat if necessary.

11. Divide soup in bowls and garnish with chorizo.

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