[at-l] OT sorta - Famouse SORUCK Curried Pumpkin Soup

[Jan Lite]

Hey thanks,
That's just the ticket. I baked and mashed up the pumpkin last night.
IT not only sounds yum, it made me a pumpkin soup convert.

Are you SORUCK bound? I might make up a batch for everyone's sampling
pleasure, and comments from the master chef.

;-)

On 11/11/07, Carla & Dave Hicks <daveh at psknet.com> wrote:
>
> Jan, et al
>
> I really don't have a recipe.  It is more of a concept.  And there are
> options.
>
> Option 1:
>
> Vegan vs. chicken broth.  I do both, depending on who is coming.  I think
> that
> the SORUCK you are referring to was vegan.
>
> Option 2:
>
> Curry powder vs. Curry paste vs. your own mix of herbs and spices.
>
> Option 3:
>
> Fresh Pumpkin cooked and home mashed vs. caned solid-pack pumpkin -- not
> pie
> filling
>
> Option 4:
>
> Light or dark.
>
> OK make your choices.
>
> Ingredients:
>
> Butter
> Onion
> Curry powder or Curry paste or a mix of herbs and spices
> Pureed Pumpkin
> Broth (chicken or vegan)
> Unsweetened coconut milk (not low-fat) and/or Heavy cream
> Black rum
>
> 1) Cook pumpkin and mash, or open can(s) of solid-pack pumpkin  -- say
> about
> 6-8 cups would work as follows.  Set aside.
>
> 2) Sauté or sweat onions until soft in butter -- say 2 medium for this
> amount-
> BTW you can also add and  sauté a couple cloves of garlic.
>
> 3) In a separate pan cook 2 teaspoons, or so, brown mustard seeds (or use
> a
> mix of brown and black) in oil (I like to use sesame) over low/medium heat
> until they start to pop, take off heat and add 10-20 fresh curry leaves
> quickly cook for a few seconds then cool slightly with a bit of broth,
> then
> add 3/4 - 1 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes, 1-2 tablespoons
> minced
> peeled fresh ginger, 2-4 teaspoons ground cumin, 1-2 teaspoon ground
> coriander, and 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom.  (BTW -- I don't
> actually
> measure that closely.)  Mix well. add to soft onions.
>
> Or, just add Curry powder or Curry paste to the soft onions..
>
> 4) Add broth, coconut milk, and pumpkin and simmer at a very low heat,
> uncovered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes, or so.  You are just
> blending
> flavors here, as everything is already "cooked."
>
> 5) Add Heavy cream, if used
>
> 6)  Purée soup in batches in a blender, or food processor, until smooth
> (use
> caution when blending hot liquids), transferring batches to a large bowl,
> and
> then return soup to pot.
>
> 7) Adjust consistency with additional broth in the pureeing, or back it
> pot,
> as needed.  Or if you need to thicken adjust with corn starch, potato
> flour,
> etc
>
> 8) Keep soup warm over low heat.
>
> 9) Just before serving, stir in rum (dark of light) to taste.
>
> Optional: Serve with a dollop of sour cream and/or chives
>
> Optional: Add bite sized chucks of cooked fall vegetables (roots) or raw
> pealed apples.
>
> Some folk are locked into "pumpkin" as "pie" -- sweet w/ nutmeg. I don't.
> However, if you want you can add sugar and or nutmeg.
>
> Chainsaw
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Lite" <liteshoe at gmail.com>
> To: <at-l at mailman.backcountry.net>; "Carla & Dave Hicks" <daveh at psknet.com
> >
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 8:50 PM
> Subject: OT sorta - Famouse SORUCK Curried Pumpkin Soup
>
>
> Dave,
>
> Should you care to share it here onlist - as it is a SORUCK classic, and
> still spoken of in the glowing terms of a hiker hit - I would dearly love
> your curried pumpkin soup recipe.
> I asked here onlist because with Thanksgiving coming upon us, it might
> serve
> the many.
> I've got me a big pumpkin! And curry. So I know two of the ingrdients.
> Can you fill in the gaps?
>
>
> --
> "The Ordinary Adventurer"
> A new backpacking adventure book
> http://www.FunFreedom.com
>
>
>
>
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.21/1110 - Release Date:
> 11/4/2007
> 9:37 PM
>
>


-- 
"The Ordinary Adventurer"
A new backpacking adventure book
http://www.FunFreedom.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://patsy.hack.net/pipermail/at-l/attachments/20071112/35de773a/attachment.html