Roasted Pumpkin, Pancetta and Sage Soup

Name: Roasted Pumpkin, Pancetta and Sage Soup
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 539 grams cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 118 milliliters carrot (diced); 118 milliliters celery (diced); 473 milliliters vegetable broth or chicken broth or chicken stock; 3 cloves garlic (chopped); 2 Tbsps olive oil; 237 milliliters onion (diced); 59 milliliters sliced pancetta, cooked and crumbled; 59 milliliters pepitas, toasted; 473 milliliters pumpkin puree; 1 Tbsp sage, thinly sliced; 8 sage leaves, sauteed in butter until crispy; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste; 1 smoked turkey leg

Roasted Pumpkin, Pancettan and Sage Soup is If you have pepitas, pancetta, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat.

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Sauce

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the pancetta and cook until just before it starts to get crispy, about 7-10 minutes and set it aside.

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Pancetta

Add the onion, celery and carrot and saute until tender, about 7-10 minutes.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.Puree a quarter of the beans in a food processor with some of the chicken broth.

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Chicken Broth

Garlic

Beans

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Add the beans, broth, pumpkin puree, pancetta, smoked turkey leg, sage and bay leaf and bring to a boil.Season with salt and pepper, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20-30 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper