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Pumpkin Soup with Shrimp

Preparation Time : 45 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 pumpkins
400 g shrimps
2 cloves of garlic
oil
2 1/2 l stock
2 potatoes
2 cm ginger root
1 tsp tomato paste
salt
pepper
cayenne pepper
curry powder
nutmeg
250 ml cream (1 cup)

Instructions

  1. Remove pumpkin seeds and cut the pumpkins into chunks.
  2. Cook the pumpkin pieces with finely cut garlic in oil in a pan.
  3. On another element, bring the stock to the boil in a pot and then add the pumpkin.
  4. Peel the potatoes, chop and add.
  5. Add the chopped ginger root and tomato paste.
  6. Boil everything for 20 min. and then purée.
  7. Add the shrimps and cook for another 6 min. until the shrimps are done.
  8. Add seasoning and cream and bring to the boil once more.
  9. Time permitting, leave everything to sit for a couple of hours to absorb flavours.