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Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham

October 29, 2014 By Tekesha 2 Comments

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

It’s a super special Halloween edition! Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love all the scary movies, the creepy ghost stories, seeing teeny tiny kids dressed up in costumes. Love it! Instead of candy or a dessert, why not whip up a unique pumpkin soup for your Halloween soirée? This version is grown and sexy. What makes it grown and sexy? This guy…

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

COGNAC.

It adds so much more flavor than the traditional white wine.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

Gather together:

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp dried rubbed sage
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup of Cognac
  • 28oz can of pumpkin puree
  • 4 cups of chicken broth
  • 1 ham steak, cubed
  • Salt and pepper

Chop the onion and celery.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

Add them to the butter, sage and ginger in a large pot.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

Cook on medium heat until the onion is translucent, approximately 10 minutes.

Pour in the cognac…

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

the pumpkin puree…

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

and the chicken broth.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

Make sure that you are using 100% pumpkin, like the picture below, and NOT pumpkin pie mix!

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

They are usually right next to each other in the grocery store baking aisle. Pumpkin pie mix is already mixed with lots of sugar and spices. That’s not what we want here.

Bring the mixture to a boil.

Turn the heat down to medium-high and simmer for 15 minutes, giving the flavors a chance to meld.

Cube the ham.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

Add the ham to the rest of the soup and simmer for an additional 5 minutes, until ham is warmed through and the vegetables are fully cooked.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper and serve in a warm bowl.

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham - The Eat More Food Project

Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
35 mins
 
Creamy pumpkin soup with sage and ham, spiked with a little cognac.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp dried rubbed sage
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger
  • ¼ cup of Cognac
  • 28oz can of pumpkin puree
  • 4 cups of chicken broth
  • 1 ham steak, cubed
  • Salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Chop the onion and celery.
  2. Add them to the butter, sage and ginger in a large pot and cook on medium heat until the onion is translucent, approximately 10 minutes.
  3. Pour in the cognac, the pumpkin puree, and the chicken broth.
  4. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  5. Turn the heat down to medium-high and simmer for 15 minutes, giving the flavors a chance to meld.
  6. Cube the ham.
  7. Add the ham to the rest of the soup and simmer for an additional 5 minutes, until ham is warmed through and the vegetables are fully cooked.
  8. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper and serve in a warm bowl.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 349 Fat: 16 Saturated fat: 8 Carbohydrates: 26 Sugar: 9 Sodium: 1732 Fiber: 7 Protein: 20 Cholesterol: 61
3.2.2802

 

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Comments

  1. Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C says

    October 30, 2014 at 10:17 PM

    I just made butternut squash soup last night, and it was very similar to your pumpkin version, but mine was definitely not grown and sexy! I never thought of adding booze to it. I really like the idea and will have to try it next time! Great photos, by the way.

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      October 30, 2014 at 10:33 PM

      Andrea, if YOU made it, it’s grown and sexy! Ha ha ha! 😀

      Reply

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