Pumpkin bread soup (panade of pumpkin)

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4Garlic cloves
1Green hot pepper or 6 dried Italian pepper pods (?)
4cupsBeef broth
4slicesWhite bread
2tablespoonsPeanut oil
cupMinced onion
1can(16 oz) pupmkin -or-
1poundsPared and cubed fresh pumpkin*
¼poundsSpinach leaves

Directions

As I hiss and gasp through some reheated squash soup with a fresh garden pepper and a chipotle, I read the pumpkin soup thread. Here's something I found in a caribbean cookbook (Adventures in Cooking series, Culinary Arts Institure, Delair Publishing). The book says panades, or bread soups, are eaten by the country people in the morning. As always, let every chile-head use this as a platform for FUN.

Makes about 1-½ quarts.

1. Put garlic and hot pepper into a mortar and pestle and pound to a paste. Set aside.

2. Pour beef broth over bread, set aside.

3. Heat peanut oil in large saucepan; saute onion. Add bread with beef broth, pumpkin, and seasoning paste; mix well. Simmer 10 minutes.

4. Add spinach; bring to boiling, reduce heat, and cook 5 minutes.

*If fresh pumpkin is used, process the soup in an electric blender before adding the spinach.

Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #150 Date: 04 Nov 96 20:00:34 EST

From: Alex Silbajoris <72163.1353@...>