Italian Pumpkin Soup

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Italian Pumpkin Soup

 

Ingredients:

 

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 red onion, peeled and diced

6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1 small sugar pumpkin, skinned and diced

1 Savoy cabbage, core and large ribs removed, chopped

1 ounce dried porcini mushroom, soaked in hot water

for 1/2 hour, chopped

1 pound orzo pasta

2 quarts vegetable stock, preferably home made

salt and pepper to taste

Grated Parmesan cheese

Chopped Italian parsley for garnish

 

 

Directions: Heat olive oil in a heavy bottomed 8 quart

pot. Add the onion and garlic and sauté a few minutes.

Add the pumpkin, cabbage, mushrooms and pasta. Cook,

stirring, a few minutes. Add the stock and bring to a

boil. Turn heat down to a simmer and cook until the

pasta is tender about 9 minutes. Serve in soup bowls,

Sprinkle parsley and serve with lots of grated

parmesan cheese.

 

 

 

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