PUMPKIN CURRY SOUP
2 Tbsp. butter 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms 1 tsp. curry powder 1 Tbsp. flour 2 14-oz cans chicken broth 1 lb. can pumpkin 1 tsp. brown sugar 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 1 cup half-and-half
Heat butter; saute mushrooms and onion. Stir in curry powder and flour; heat until bubbly. Remove from heat and gradually stir in chicken broth. Add remaining ingredients, except half-and-half. Bring to a simmer over low heat. Just before serving, add the half-and-half and continue to heat until hot, but do not allow soup to boil. |