Pumpkin Soup

I hate pumpkin, and especially pumpkin soup. But when I first tried this recipe, courtesy of Stephen, I loved it! The addition of potato makes this soup creamy and gives it extra taste.

Ingredients

1 good-sized butternut pumpkin, cubed
3cm piece of ginger, grated
6 large Desiree potatoes, cubed
Chicken stock powder
Boiling hot water
100g butter
Tabasco
Salt and pepper

Method

Add butter to a saucepan and once melted, add ginger. Cook until ginger has softened.
Add potatoes and pumpkin. Cook for 1-2 mins. Add boiling water until potaatoes and pumpkin are just covered. Add in chicken stock powder to taste. Add a splash of tabasco.
Turn down to medium heat. Cook until pumpkin and potatoes are cooked through.
Take soup off heat and puree. Season with pepper.
Ladle soup into bowls. Serve.