Pumpkin soup recipes

Pumpkin originates from North and South America.

It has become popular in Asia because it can be prepared in a variety of ways. Roasted, stewed, baked, steamed, and in soups.

The vegetable keeps well until it is cut.

Try some of these easy pumpkin soup recipes here

Easy pumpkin recipe with fresh seafood

This is a nutritious soup. Pumpkin is packed with goodness and fresh fish, shrimps and scallops makes the soup irresistible.

Ingredients
500g pumpkin
75g fresh fish fillet
75g fresh shrimp
75g fresh scallop
800g fish stock
Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Remove the pumpkin skin
2. Cut the pumpkin into big cubes
3. Bring the fish stock to a boil, add the pumpkin cubes
4. Simmer the pumpkin in the stock for about 30 minutes
5. Add the seafood and cook until the seafood is cooked
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste

7. Serve

Pumpkin soup recipe with mung beans

Mung beans is a popular ingredient for chinese summer recipes. Adding the pumpkin makes the soup more nourishing for people weakened by the summer heat.

Ingredients
50g mung beans
500g pumpkin
3g salt

Directions

1. Wash and rinse the mung beans
2. Drain and mix in the salt
3. Let the beans and salt stand for a few minutes
4. Remove the pumpkin skin, remove the seeds and clean the flesh with water
5. Cut the pumpkin into bite-sized cubes
7. Bring 500ml water to a boil
8. Add the mung beans for let it boil for several minutes
9. Add the pumpkin cubes
10. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the mung beans split.
11. Season with salt before serving

Recipe for pumpkin soup with seaweed

This soup strengthens the liver and kidney.

Ingredients
100g pumpkin
10g seaweed
20g dried shrimps
1 egg
Dark soy sauce
Cooking oil
Cooking wine
Vinegar
Salt

Directions

1. Soak the seaweed to soften, drain and set aside
2. Beat the egg in a small bowl
3. Soak the dried shrimps in a little cooking wine
4. Remove the pumpkin skin and seeds
5. Clean the flesh and cut into bite-sized cubes
6. Heat the cooking oil in a saucepan
7. Add the dark soy sauce and fry quickly
8. Add 300ml water, the dried shrimps and pumpkin cubes
9. Simmer the soup for 30 minutes
10. Add the seaweed and simmer for another 10 minutes
11. Stream the beaten egg and remove from the heat
12. Season with some vinegar and salt to taste

Pumpkin soup with liver

Ingredients
250g pumpkin
250g pig liver
salt and pepper
Sesame seed oil

Directions

1. Remove the pumpkin skin and seeds
2. Dice into bite-sized pieces
3. Wash the liver and slice thinly
4. Parboil the liver slices for about 1 minute
5. Bring 1000ml water to a boil
6. Add the pumpkin pieces and cook till soft
7. Add the liver slices and cook for another 2-3 minutes
8. Season with salt
9. Serve with a few dashes of sesame seed oil

Pumpkin soup with pork ribs

Ingredients
500g pork ribs
1 kg pumpkin
50g red beans
5g honey dates
5g dried tangerine peel (chen pi)
Soup stock (sufficient to cover all the ingredients) Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Wash and parboil the pork ribs
2. Wash the pumpkin and cut into big chunks
3. Wash the red beans, honey dates and tangerine peel
4. Place all ingredients in a soup pot
5. Add enough soup stock to cover all the ingredients
6. Bring the soup stock to a boil before lowering the heat to a simmer
7. Simmer for about 1 to 1.5 hours or until the pumpkin is tender
8. Add salt to taste before serving

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