{"id":1403,"date":"2012-09-30T10:16:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevskitchen.com\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2012-09-30T10:16:34","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T15:16:34","slug":"pumpkin-bacon-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevskitchen.com\/?p=1403","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin & Bacon Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although most things I post on Kev’s Kitchen were either inspired by a dish I had in a restaurant or read about in a cookbook, the recipes are original. The concepts though, are rarely new and even if I think they are, they’ve probably been done before. I create the dishes here without following somebody else’s recipe, yet the framework didn’t magically appear in my tiny brain.<\/p>\n

This recipe has been blatantly and unashamedly cribbed from Fergus Henderson’s<\/a>\u00a0drool-inducing book “The Whole Beast – Nose to Tail Eating<\/a>“. To make it fit within the Kev’s Kitchen time and simplicity guidelines, I scaled down the quantities and took a few shortcuts in the preparation, though more than just the framework for my new favourite belongs to Mr. Henderson.<\/p>\n

Time: 45 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serves: 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil<\/address>\n
1 large onion \u2013 diced<\/address>\n
1 leek \u2013 light portion finely sliced and tops discarded<\/address>\n
3 cloves garlic – very finely chopped or crushed<\/address>\n
8 thick slices bacon \u2013 sliced into matchsticks<\/address>\n
2 cups chopped or diced tomatoes with their juice<\/address>\n
8 cups pumpkin \u2013 peeled and cubed to 1\u201d<\/address>\n
1 tablespoon thyme \u2013 finely chopped<\/address>\n
1 tablespoon parsley \u2013 finely chopped<\/address>\n
8 cups chicken stock<\/address>\n
\u00bd teaspoon – fresh ground black pepper<\/address>\n
\u00bd teaspoon kosher salt<\/address>\n
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Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Place a large pot containing the olive oil on medium high heat. Add the onion, leek and garlic, stirring occasionally for five minutes.<\/p>\n

Add the bacon and continue to stir occasionally for five more minutes.<\/p>\n

Put the tomato in the pot and continue to cook for another ten minutes.<\/p>\n

Add the pumpkin, thyme and parsley, stirring occasionally for five minutes.<\/p>\n

Stir in the stock and turn the heat to high until a boil is reached. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for fifteen minutes.<\/p>\n

Stir in the pepper and taste to see if the salt is required. If you are using commercially prepared stock, it\u2019ll likely have plenty already.<\/p>\n

Remove from heat and serve immediately.<\/p>\n

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