October 28, 2003
As promised, this week I am bringing you 3 special newsletters. Each one will contain a recipe and a few words from me. Short and Sweet, Spicy Pumpkin Recipes! The Heat! is brought to you by Chile-Pepper-Sauces.com , and Chef Jay.
Quick Curried Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Ingredients:2 Tablespoons butter
1 small onion, minced
4 teaspoons curry powder
1 tablespoon cayenne
1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
1 can chicken or vegetable broth
1/3 cup instant dried potato flakes
15 ounce can solid pack pumpkin
1 1/2 cups cider or apple juice
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
few grinds pepper
2 cups half and half
Directions:
- Melt butter in bottom of 3-4 quart saucepot. Sauté onion for 2-3
minutes, until beginning to soften.
- Add curry powder, cayenne and pecans and continue to cook for another 2
minutes, adding broth as needed to keep mixture from sticking.
- Add remaining broth, instant potatoes and pumpkin. Whisk
together well. Add apple juice, sugar, salt, pepper and half and
half.
- Whisk again to make a smooth mixture. Heat to a gentle simmer
and cook for about 4 minutes, being careful that mixture doesn’t
scorch.
- Taste for salt and add more if needed. Cover, turn heat down and
allow to set for 10 minutes, or until almost ready to serve.
Just before serving, turn heat back up and bring back to a
gentle simmer. Serve hot.
Many thanks to Gloria J. Martin for allowing me to use her Curried Pumpkin Soup Recipe. Gloria is a self taught chef and teacher by trade who went on to become an accomplished cooking instructor. She taught classes for gourmet stores across the midwest including Williams Sonoma, and was a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Gloria is now retired in Texas and I hope will have a cookbook in the works soon;)
I serve this with my favorite cornbread recipe or if you're really into pumpkin, tomorrow I am going to show you a hot and tasty pumpkin bread recipe.
In case you missed the gift ideas from yesterday. Here they are again, links only:
Fiery Foods Magazine
Chile Art and Calendars
The Jewelry Kitchen - Chile Pepper Ornaments
The Jewelry Kitchen - Chile Pepper Bracelets
Free Cajun Cookbook
If you haven't already grabbed your free copy of Cajun Clark's Cookbook, now is the time. Download your copy now!Vote for Me!
Thanks to everyone who is voting for my site, Chile-Pepper-Sauces.com, at the Chef2Chef Top 100 Culinary Sites . As you can see we have moved up a few spots since yesterday. Please do your part and vote for me! And remember, you can vote once per day, (hint, hint). Thanks in advance.Have a great day and don't forget to Eat the Heat!
Chef Jay