Theme Recipe: Halloween Soup

From a favorite southwestern food writer of mine Jane Butel and her Southwest Entertaining.  Of course, it's a pumpkin soup.

Halloween Soup Pumpkin Style

 5 cups vegetable stock

1 small onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced (or crushed)

2 leaves fresh sage or 1/3 tsp. dried sage

3 cups fresh pumpkin, chunked

1 1/2 cups evaporated skim milk

1 tsp. crushed Caribe chile (or chile flakes or pure groung chile)

1.  Place the first 5 ingedients into a stock pot and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes.  Remove from heat.  When cooler, puree in a food processor or blender.  

2.  Add the evaporated milk to a clean pot.  Add the pumpkin puree and heat for 10 minutes over medium heat.  To serve, sprinkle with the chile for garnish.

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