Pumpkin Soup

[BBrasta]

Does anyone have any good authentic recipes for Jamaican Pumpkin Soup? Any suggestions or pointer from anyone who has made it is much appreciated....

Thanks!

[booger]

I'll be following this one.... Love me some pumpkin soup.

[marley9808]

Me too! I saw the title and got excited and clicked on it
Now I want pumpkin soup! (But to clarify, I am not sure that is different than any other time of the day)
Yummmmmmmmm

[Kevin, PA]

You might want to take a look at this one?

http://www.jamaicatravelandculture.c...mpkin_soup.htm

[TizzyATX]

But can you get that same kind of pumpkin here? ISnt the JA pumpkin different?

[Mr. Twister]

I was told that a Jamaican Pumpkin is a Butternut Squash in the US. Anyone know if this is correct?

[dash]

I use 1/2 chicken consomme and 1/2 heavy cream and a dash of cayenne. Not for veggies obviously. Add the cream last. I use rice instead of flour to thicken. Tizz , any root vegetable works. Experiment. Try carrot, turnip, potato, squash (pumpkin) alone or in combination. Serve with butter and a fresh baquette et voila!

[Nancy Marie]

I use a butternut squash. I tried a US pumpkin and almost cut my fingers off trying to cut it up. I find it's best to cut the squash in half and bake it about 30 min or till soft so you can scoop it out instead of peeling. I don't really have a recipe so when I make it I do a search online and use what sounds good to me. I boil chicken (with bones) in water with bay leaf, thyme, pepper, carrots and maybe some other stuff but can't remember. I would add onion but my husband doesn't eat them. I remove the chicken and take it off the bones and cut it up. Slice the carrots. Strain the broth and mix it with the cooked squash. You may have to use a mixer to blend it. I usually add some milk or half and half. Add the chicken and carrots and simmer maybe 30 minutes. It's a chunky soup like Alfred's but if you like it smooth you could puree it in the food processor.

[dash]

I use an immersion blender to puree in the pot. I find onions change the flavour drastically and avoid. But that's just my taste.

[CherryNorth49]

I think butternut squash is the most readily available subsititute we have to Caribbean pumpkins. If you have access to them, Dickinson pumpkins are a good option too (that is what most canned pumpkin in Canada/US is made from), as are buttercup, hubbard, calabaza and long neck squash.