Thai Pumpkin Bisque

Name: Thai Pumpkin Bisque
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Thai,
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 shallots, sliced; 2 pieces fresh lemongrass, cut in half and bruised (optional); 2 cups (500 ml) chicken broth; 2 tbsps (30 ml) Thai Kitchen® Roasted Red Chili Paste; 2 kaffir lime leaves, broken in half (optional); 1 1/4 pounds (567 g) pumpkin or other winter squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 can (400 ml) Thai Kitchen® Coconut Milk; 2 tbsps (30 ml) Thai Kitchen® Premium Fish Sauce; 1 tsp (5 ml) sugar; Ground white pepper to taste; 2 small red chiles, seeded and thinly sliced (optional); Fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)

A sumptuous soup that blends pureed pumpkin and coconut milk with a tingling touch of chili. One taste and you know you’re not in New England anymore!

20m

PREP TIME

30m

COOK TIME

13

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 shallots, sliced
2 pieces fresh lemongrass, cut in half and bruised, (optional)
2 cups (500 milliliters) chicken broth
2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) Thai Kitchen® Thai Kitchen® Gluten Free Roasted Red Chili Paste
2 kaffir lime leaves, , broken in half (optional)
1 1/4 pounds (567 grams) pumpkin or other winter squash,, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 can (400 milliliters) Thai Kitchen® Thai Kitchen® Unsweetened Coconut Milk
2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) Thai Kitchen® Thai Kitchen® Gluten Free Premium Fish Sauce
1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) sugar
Ground white pepper to taste
2 small red chiles, seeded and thinly sliced , (optional)
Fresh cilantro sprigs , (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1 PLACE garlic, shallots and lemongrass in a food processor, or with mortar and pestle, process or grind into a paste. Bring chicken broth to boil in large saucepan. Add garlic mixture, chili paste and kaffir lime leaves; stir to dissolve chili paste. Add pumpkin; simmer 15 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
2 STIR in coconut milk; return to simmer. Add fish sauce, sugar and white pepper; simmer 5 minutes. Remove any large pieces of lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Cool slightly.
3 PUREE soup in food processor or blender. Serve warm or chilled. Garnish with red chiles and sprigs of cilantro, if desired.
4 Thai Kitchen Tip: Shredded cooked chicken or small cooked shrimp may be sprinkled on the bisque as a garnish. Laotians make this soup without the coconut milk and usually add chunks of fish, such as catfish.