There are many ways to cook pumpkin, including steaming, boiling, stewing, stir-frying, frying and other cooking methods. You can also use it to make pasta, which has a fresh and sweet taste. Although pumpkin is ordinary, it is rich in nutrients.

I wonder if you have ever tasted a kind of soup cooked with pumpkin in Western restaurants, called "pumpkin soup". It is sweet and silky, delicate and rich, has a wonderful taste, smooth and long, and is very memorable. The more I drink, the more I want to drink. One bowl is often not enough for me. I wonder if any of you feel the same way as me.

Share this "pumpkin soup" made with pumpkin. In fact, it is not very complicated to make it at home, the effect is not bad, the taste is also very good, and there is absolutely no failure.

The pumpkin I used today is the ordinary "hanging pumpkin", which is grown by my parents. The yield of this kind of pumpkin is very high, and I can't finish it every year. Pumpkin can be either crispy or floury. To make this "pumpkin soup" we need to choose pumpkin with a soft texture.

The specific steps are as follows

Ingredients: 400 grams of pumpkin, 200 grams of pure milk, 20 grams of white sugar (you can add this according to your preference), and 30 grams of starch or glutinous rice flour.

Specific process

(1) Peel the pumpkin and wash it. Cut the pumpkin into thin slices and put them on a plate. Arrange them evenly so that they can be heated evenly after being placed in the steamer. Put the plate into the steamer, turn on the steam and steam for fifteen minutes. Take out the steamed pumpkin slices and crush them into puree with a spoon or chopsticks. You will find that it can be crushed into puree easily.

(2) Put the glutinous rice flour or starch into a bowl, add an equal amount of water and bring to a boil.

(3) Put two bowls of water in the pot (this is for two people), put in the pumpkin puree, stir evenly, start to boil, and after a while, pour the milk into the pot and cook together. , when the pot is boiling, slowly pour the reconciled water starch into the pot, and stir while pouring. When the soup becomes thicker and thicker, stir constantly to avoid sticking to the pot. Add an appropriate amount in between. Rock sugar or white sugar, cook until the soup is thick and fully integrated. Friends who have cooked porridge know that it is best to cook until there is no foam on the surface, it looks fully integrated, and it is fine and sticky.

(4) The delicious "pumpkin soup" is ready. Put it in a bowl and take a sip. The wonderful texture and sweet taste will not disappoint everyone. Friends who like it Just try it now.

Tips

(1) Just choose a pumpkin with a soft texture.

(2) You can first use a food processor to beat the steamed pumpkin slices and milk into a paste, and then pour it into the pot to cook. That way it will be more delicate and silky, the kind I mentioned above The method is not to use a food processor to make a paste in advance, but to cook it in a pot. The "pumpkin soup" made in this way has a little bit of sweet pumpkin flesh in it. I prefer this kind of taste. This process depends on the individual. Preferences.

(3) When boiling "pumpkin soup", boil it thoroughly until it is viscous and has no bubbles on the surface, and it looks very fine and even.