Velouté de potiron
Creamy pumpkin soup
Velouté de potiron: silky French pumpkin soup finished with crème fraîche
Velouté de potiron is the soup French families make all autumn, from the October markets piled with orange pumpkins right through to Christmas, often served as a starter for Sunday lunch or a simple supper with bread and cheese. The pumpkin is simmered with onion and potato in vegetable stock, then blended until velvety and finished with a spoonful of crème fraîche. The common mistake is too much stock, which makes it thin and bland; you can always add more after blending. Chef's tip: a small potato gives body without masking the sweet pumpkin flavour.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- ⅔ oz butter
- 1 onionchopped
- 2 ¼ lb pumpkin or butternut squashpeeled and cubed
- 1 baking potatopeeled and cubed
- 3 ¾ cups vegetable stock
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 4 tbsp crème fraîche
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 2: Add the 2 ¼ lb pumpkin or butternut squash, 1 baking potato, 3 ¾ cups vegetable stock and ¾ tsp salt. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20–25 minutes until the pumpkin falls apart when pressed with a spoon.
25 minStep 3: Blend until completely smooth. Add a little hot water if it is too thick; it should coat the back of a spoon.
3 minStep 4: Stir in the 1 pinch ground nutmeg and half the 2 tbsp crème fraîche, season with 1 pinch black pepper and serve with a swirl of the rest of the 2 tbsp crème fraîche and the 2 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 170 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does velouté de potiron take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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