Ethiopian-Spiced Pumpkin Bisque

Name: Ethiopian-Spiced Pumpkin Bisque
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic; 2 teaspoons lime juice; 118 milliliters 1/2 – 1 cup non-dairy milk,as needed (I used unsweetened So Delicious coconut beverage, but any kind will do); 1 small onion; 6 servings salt and black pepper, to taste; 2 teaspoons – 4 teaspoons berbere spice mix* (start with less and add more to taste); 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 710 milliliters vegetable broth; 1 kilograms small (about pie pumpkin or winter squash (about 3 cups cooked pumpkin)

Ethiopian-Spiced Pumpkin Bisque is a gluten free soup. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 138 calories, 4g of protein, and 1g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. If you have vegetable broth, garlic, tomato paste, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Cut the pumpkin or squash in half and scrape out all seeds and strings.

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Pumpkin

Squash

Seeds

Place it cut-side up on a baking sheet and cover with foil (or place in a large, covered baking dish).

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Baking Sheet

Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until flesh is very tender when pricked with a fork.

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Oven

Remove and allow to cool until it can be handled comfortably. Cook the onion in a large, non-stick pot over medium-high heat until it begins to brown. (If it starts to stick, add a tablespoon of water and stir well.)

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Onion

Water

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Pot

Add the garlic and cook for another minute.

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Garlic

Add a splash of the vegetable broth to deglaze the pan, and then pour the onions into the blender. Scrape the pumpkin out of its shell and add the flesh to the blender, along with the remaining broth, tomato paste, and berbere spice mix. Blend until smooth.

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Broth

Berbere

Tomato Paste

Pumpkin

Onion

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Blender

Frying Pan

Pour the contents of the blender back into the pan, cover, and bring to a low boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.

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Blender

Frying Pan

Add the non-dairy milk, using as much as needed to reach the right consistency.

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Milk Substitute