Thai Pumpkin Soup
The topic for the week is “Hearty” to me this topic goes hand in hand with the previous one of “Comfort Food” The terms are almost interchangeable for me.
This week I have a cold, (like just about everyone else it seems) and I could really go for a comfort food. Being unwell though I just don’t have the energy to make anything on my usual list, and I don’t really have the appetite to consume them either. What I settled for was a warming, hearty “Thai Pumpkin Soup.”
The recipe is great as it make vast quantities of soup with very little effort. You don’t even have to battle with chopping up the pumpkin as it is roasted whole for 1 ½ hours.
I have now retired to bed, with a full tummy, where I would like to stay for the next week. (But in reality I hope to get an hours rest before the kids find me!)
Ingredients:
1 Whole Grey Pumpkin (sorry I didn’t weigh it but it was the size of a squashed basketball)
1 litre Vegetable Stock
2 ½ T/s Laksa Curry Paste (I am not even going to pretend I made this from scratch)
1 x 440ml canned Coconut Milk
Chopped Coriander
Method:
Put pumpkin on a baking tray in the oven at 160 degrees for 1 ½ hours. Periodically pierce the skin with a knife to assess the softness of the flesh and to allow an outlet for any steam. (I only did this twice)
Once the pumpkin is very soft remove the baking tray from the oven and cut the pumpkin into wedges. Peel the skin from the pumpkin and scoop out and seeds and discard these.
Place the pumpkin flesh in a large saucepan with vegetable stock and laksa paste. Bring the mixture to the boil. Turn off the heat and add the coconut milk.
Blend the soup with a stick blender. Garnish with Coriander and serve with crusty bread and butter.
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I wish I had you for my mum when I was 5!
That cake would have been the talk of the town for the rest of the year - fantastic job.
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Thank you so much, it is going to be a wonderful surprise for my Mum, I wish everyone a great day with your own special people, those who helped you become who you are today.
Mum definitely deserves the hamper, because she is an amazing woman that has brought up 3 kids through tough times. She is the best mum a son could ask for.
She's had it tough, working hard
deserving much more than just a card
So let's raise a glass and toast her true
The best person in the world - Mum, that's you!
Thanks for the info on Rasa Malaysia's book. I used to visit her website for recipes but some time ago, igot a new PC and forgot to bookmark it!
You're too modest Julie! You did a great job with the cake! :D
Yellow strawberries and cream is just perfect for mum as a reward for putting up with two kids who were a pain in the bum.
I would have loved to have seen those martini glasses! Hope Miss A had a lovely time celebrating turning 5 :D
It shouldn't. It should go to me as whilst trying to make sure my mum, step-mum, MIL, Step-MIL, 3 x Grandmas are spoilt on Mother's Day, I always seem to get forgotten!
My poor old mum is battling to care for my step dad who has advanced Parkinsons. My real dad who has had a stroke still expects her to be there for him, my bro is going bankrupt and she lives two states away from her only gransdon. Her life has little joy- JUst wish for one thing nice to happen to her. We all love our mums, good luck to you all!
Perfect place to relax and forget about all the troubles we have in the city and just unwind ~ can't wait to go to somewhere like this hehe
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