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Dominican Pumpkin Soup

Name: Dominican Pumpkin Soup
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Dominica
Ingredients: 600g Pumpkin; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 Thyme; 1 Chili pepper; 100ml Coconut milk; 20g Butter; 1 tsp Chicken bouillon; 1/2 tsp Salt; 700ml Water

Soup

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Pumpkin simmered with thyme and a hint of chili and blended smooth — a Dominican soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In Dominican homes, Caribbean pumpkin is often simmered with onion, garlic, thyme, and a whole chili and mashed into a smooth soup. The trick is to add the chili unbroken so it lends only its aroma. It's also made on Saturdays or when someone is unwell.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Dominican kitchen, vivid orange soup simmers in a pot with a whole chili floating in it.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Pumpkin 600g
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Thyme 2
Chili pepper 1
Coconut milk 100ml
Butter 20g
Chicken bouillon 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Water 700ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel and seed the pumpkin and cut into bite-size pieces.
Melt butter in a pot and sauté the chopped onion and garlic.
Add the pumpkin, water, stock powder, thyme, and a whole chili and simmer 20 minutes.
Remove the chili and thyme and mash or blend the pumpkin.
Add the coconut milk, warm through, and season with salt.

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