Curried Pumpkin Soup

 This recipe serves 6

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter Butter, without salt
• 1 large onion, sliced Onions, raw
• 3/4 cup sliced green onions, white part only
• 1 15oz can pumpkin Pumpkin, canned, with salt
• 4 cups chicken stock Soup, chicken broth, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial
• 2 bay leaves Spices, bay leaf, crumbled
• 1/2 tsp sugar Sugars, granulated
• 1/2 tsp curry powder, or to taste Spices, curry powder
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg Spices, nutmeg, ground
• 3 sprigs parsley Parsley, raw
• 2 cups milk, 1/2&1/2 or heavy cream
• salt and pepper to taste Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
• OPTIONS TO ADD
• 1 APPLE, Peeled and chopped Apples, raw, with skin
• 1/2 cup sherry Alcoholic beverage, sherry
• OR
• 1/2 cup sherry Alcoholic beverage, sherry
• 2 Tbs frozen orange juice concentrate, undiluted Orange juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted
• GARNISHES
• 1/2 cup whipped cream, sour cream, yogurt
• paprika Spices, paprika
• 1/2 cup minced chives Chives, raw
• 6 slices apples,or oranges, very thin

Method

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