Pumpkin Soup

A featured Wine Club recipe for Van der Kamp Cellars.

Description

A great first course to a holiday meal for our wine club members with beautiful colors that are intriguingly different! Enjoy with a glass of Champagne.

Yield: 4 - 6
Prep Time: 12 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes

Ingredients

• 2 lbs steamed or baked fresh pumpkin, mashed (equals about 3 cups canned pumpkin)
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 Tbs. butter and 1 Tbs. flour, kneaded together
• 2 Tbs. brown sugar
• 1 Tbs. fresh ginger, grated or minced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup cream

Instructions

Place pumpkin in hot broth - mash together.

Mash in butter and flour mixture, stir until smooth. Add sugar, ginger, salt & pepper, then add cream. Heat well, but do not boil.

Garnish with borage flower and chive stems.

Listed below is an array of superb, medal-winning wines from our six exceptional Wine Clubs. Since 1992, we have been including recipes in our Gold Wine Club shipments for our members to enjoy with their selected wines. Take a look below and discover the perfect wine pairing for the recipe featured above!