Dutch Pumpkin Soup International Recipe

Dutch Pumpkin Soup Recipe Description:

I have made this International Dutch pumpkin soup recipe for Halloween and Thanksgiving parties and have never had any left over – people love this soup! The spices can certainly be adjusted to your individual tastes.

Contributed by: Agraulis Dione, Netherlands

Preparation time: 15 min, cooking time: 30 min

Makes: serves 4 – 6

Ingredients:

1	Small Pumpkin, skinned and cubed.
2quarts	Milk
2 quarts	Water
2	Onions
5 Cloves	Garlic
500 grams	Smoked Pork parts
500 grams	Tortellini
44 grams	French Beans
1/4 teaspoon	Thyme
1/4 teaspoon	Rosemary
1/8 teaspoon	Oregano
125 ml.	Crème Fraiche.
4 oz.	Grated Gouda Cheese

Dutch Pumpkin Soup Recipe Directions:

Boil the pieces of pumpkin in milk/water 50/50 for 20 minutes.
Remove and mash the pumpkin , then put it back into the soup.
Fry 500 gr. “smoked pork parts” together with 1 or 2 onions and about 5 cloves of garlic.
Add 500 gr. tortellini and let it boil for 15 minutes.
For a more specific taste add some herbs, for example, Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary
Then add 400 gr. French beans and boil for 5 more minutes.
Add the pork/onion mix to the soup.
Add 125 ml of crème fraiche.
Finish the soup with grated Gouda cheese.
Serve with bread with butter.