Pumpkin and mussel soup
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pumpkin - (2 lbs); seeds discarded, cut into into cubes | |
| Vegetable oil | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| 1 | cup | Finely-chopped onion |
| 1 | teaspoon | Minced garlic |
| 1 | cup | White wine |
| 2 | pounds | Mussels; scrubbed, debearded |
| 5 | cups | Vegetable or chicken stock |
| 1 | cup | Heavy cream |
| 1 | tablespoon | Finely-chopped fresh chives |
| Salt; to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste | ||
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
First cook your pumpkin. In a bowl gently toss together the pumpkin cubes and a little vegetable oil. Place pumpkin on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, heat the 2 tablespoons of oil in a large stock pot, add the onion and garlic, cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the white wine and mussels, cover and steam for 4 minutes or so until the mussels just begin to open. Using a slotted spoon, remove only the mussels and allow them to cool. Then add the stock to the soup pot along with the roasted pumpkin. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, remove the mussels from their shells and reserve all the juices.
Using a hand held blender, or transfer mixture to a blender and then return to the stock pot, puree the soup base. Now add the cream, chives, mussels, and their juices to the puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper and ladle into soup bowls.
Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2238 broadcast 10-30-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...
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11-13-1997
Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse