Life's Good Red Curry Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 tbsp oil
• 1 medium red onion
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 300g bacon or chicken (optional) chopped
• 3 tbsp Life's Good Red Curry Paste
• Approx. 750g pumpkin cubed then roasted
• 1 tsp ginger minced
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 Ltr chicken or vegetable stock
• 400ml coconut milk or coconut cream
• Fresh coriander to garnish

Method

1. Heat oil & once hot add onion, garlic & bacon or chicken (optional).
2. Once cooked add Life's Good Red Curry Paste & fry until fragrant.
3. Stir in roasted pumpkin cubes, ginger, nutmeg, stock & coconut milk & simmer for 1 hour.
4. Carefully puree hot soup with a stick blender or just lightly mash pumpkin cubes depending on your taste.
5. Garnish with fresh coriander and cracked pepper and serve with warm crusty bread or hot toast.

Tip

This recipe is also fantastic using fresh scallops and prawns instead of bacon and chicken. Gently poach scallops and prawns in finished soup for approx 7 or 8 minutes until just cooked through. Serve immediately.