[CH] Pumpkin
Paul Richards (paular@zoo.co.uk)
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 23:12:24 +0000
Thanks for all the Pie recipes.
If I have any pumkin left over, I shall be trying the following recipe too;
PUMKIN & COCONUT SOUP
(verbatim - from Taste of ThailAnd by Kit Chan (ho,ho:))
Serves 2-4
2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 shallots, finely chopped
2.5ml/ 1/2tsp shrimp paste
15ml/1 tbsp dried shrimps soaked for 10 minutes & drained
1 stalk lemon grass, chopped
2 green chillies, seeded (need I add a comment here?)
salt, to taste
600ml/1 pint/2 1/2 cups chicken stock
450g/1 lb pumpkin, cut into 2cm/3/4inch thick chunks
600ml/1 pint/2 1/2 cups coconut cream
30ml/2 tsp fish sauce
5ml/1 tsp sugar
115g/4oz small cooked shelled prawns
freshly ground black pepper
2 red chillies, seeded and finely sliced to garnish
10-12 basil leaves, to garnish
1. Grind garlic, shallots, shrimp paste, dried shrimps, lemon grass, green
chillies & salt into a paste
2. In a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock to the boil, add the ground
paste & stir to dissolve.
3. Add the pumpkin & simmer for about 10-15 mins or until the pumkin is tender.
4. Stir in the coconut cream, then bring back to the simmer. Add the fish
sauce, sugar & blAck pepper to taste.
5. Add the prawns & cook until they are heayted through. Serve garnished
with the red chillies & basil.
Eat & enjoy
Paul