Pumpkin soups, which are typically puree soups, are not only extremely healthy, but amazingly beautiful as well. Fiery red, they are rich in vitamins and various microelements. Due to its texture, unique taste and aroma, pumpkin soups are very delicate in consistency and creamy, even without the presence of cream in the recipe.
There are a wide variety of pumpkin-based soups. These include pumpkin soups with bell peppers, shrimp, peas, parmesan, mushrooms, corn, cauliflower, and many other combinations of vegetables, fruits, and meat ingredients. The most classic is pumpkin soup with orange juice. It takes half an hour to prepare. To do this, fry finely chopped onions in a pan. Peel the pumpkin, cut into small pieces, mix with chopped garlic and ginger root. In a saucepan, combine onion, pumpkin, garlic and ginger fried until golden brown. The dish simmers over low heat for 6-8 minutes. Then you need to pour in water and bring the whole mixture to a boil. Over medium heat, the mass continues to cook for 20 minutes until the pumpkin is soft. After its readiness, use a blender to puree the vegetable soup. Then you should pour orange juice into the soup, add salt and pepper, bring the mass to a boil again. Ready-made bright orange soup is poured into portioned bowls and complemented with sour cream and pumpkin seeds. In addition to puree soups, you can also make a soup with beans and celery from pumpkin. To do this, chop onions and garlic, cut the celery stalk into cubes about half a centimeter thick. The chopped ingredients should be fried in vegetable oil for 5-7 minutes, and the pumpkin should be peeled and cut into small pieces. Toasted vegetables and pumpkin are combined in a saucepan. Tomatoes in their own juice are also added here. The mass is boiled down for several minutes, until the mixture thickens. Then you need to add one and a half liters of broth (meat or vegetable), salt, pepper and cook over medium heat until the pumpkin becomes soft. At the end, add canned white beans, boil the dish for a couple of minutes and sprinkle with chopped herbs when serving. Pumpkin soups are sure to please even the most discerning tasters. In addition, pumpkin-based puree soups can be consumed even chilled on a hot summer day.
