Silas Griffith Inn

Pumpkin Bisque: Soup

Servings: 12

Prep time:45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 

  4 cups pumpkin pulp, chopped

• 

  1 cup leek, chopped

• 

  1/2 cup carrot, chopped

• 

  2 oz butter

• 

  2 cloves garlic, chopped

• 

  1 bay leaf

• 

  1 cup white wine

• 

  1 quart water

• 

  1 pint Half and Half

• 

  1/2 cup Vermont maple syrup

• 

  Salt and pepper to taste

• 

  Nutmeg to taste

• 

  Angostura bitters to taste

Step 1:

Peel the pumpkin, cut out the pulp and chop. Briefly sauté the pulp, leek, and carrot in butter in a heavy pot. Add the garlic and bay leaf and sauté briefly. Deglaze with wine and reduce slightly.

Step 2:

Add water and simmer until the pumpkin is soft, (about 30 minutes).

Step 3:

Puree soup with a hand blender or in a regular blender in batches. Strain through a medium sieve.

Step 4:

Add cream, maple syrup and seasoning. Note: the water should cover the ingredients by an inch. Adjust the amount accordingly. Add the nutmeg last, just before service.