Shane’s Recipe Blog

Archive for the ‘Soups’ Category

Pumpkin Pie Soup

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 15oz cans pumpkin
3 1/2 cups (28oz) chicken broth
1 1/2 cups half-and-half,
1/4 cup maple syrup
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mix – (8 tsp ground cinnamon, 2 tsp ground nutmeg, 2 tsp ground ginger, 2 tsp ground cloves. Store extra in airtight container.)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

Directions:

In a 3-quart saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Stir in pumpkin, broth, half-and-half, maple syrup, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice mix. Bring just to boiling. Serve with butter if desired.

Source:
Modified from the “Gingered Pumpkin Soup” recipe in the book “Anyone Can Cook” from Better Homes and Gardens.

French Onion Soup

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1 large onion, thinly sliced. (or 2 1/2 cups if you want a lot of onion)
2 14-ounce cans beef broth
1/4 cup dry sherry or dry white wine.
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Shredded chedder cheese, extra-sharp is what I use.

Directions:
1. In a 3-quart saucepan melt butter. Add onion and cook, covered, over medium-low heat for 13-15 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.

2. Uncover saucepan; cook and stir onion over to medium-high heat about ten minutes more until onion is golden. Stir in broth, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.

3. Serve with the shredded cheese, which can be put on top by those who like to.

Source:
I modified the recipe from the book Anyone Can Cook by Better Homes and Gardens.