Pumpkin soup with apples
Description
A hearty first course. Today I will tell you, the soup is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. Peel all the vegetables, and remove the fibrous inner part from the pumpkin. Cut a quarter of the pumpkin into small cubes, and chop the rest coarsely.
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Step 2
Coarsely chop the onion, garlic, and carrots.
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Step 3
In a non-stick saucepan, melt a piece of butter and sauté the vegetables over high heat. Then pour in the vegetable broth, add a little salt, and cook the soup for 20–25 minutes.
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Step 4
Cut the bacon into pieces of your desired size, and fry in a dry skillet with salt and ground black pepper. You can add some cayenne pepper if you like it spicy.
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Step 5
Peel the apple and remove the core. If the apples are small, use two. Cut into cubes and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning.
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Step 6
Sauté the pumpkin and apples in the fat from frying bacon and pumpkin seed oil until cooked. At the end, add the pumpkin seeds and brown them for a minute.
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Step 7
When the vegetables are ready, remove the pot from the heat. Use an immersion blender to puree the soup.
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Step 8
Add spices, herbs, and cream. Mix well.
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Step 9
Pour the soup into bowls, add fried bacon pieces, apples, and pumpkin. Place a spoonful of sour cream on each and serve.