Simple Creamy Pumpkin Bisque

Name: Simple Creamy Pumpkin Bisque
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 12 oz. palaʻai (peeled, cored, and steamed); 1 carrot; ½ sweet onion; 3 tbsp butter; ½ cup white wine; 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock; 1 cup cream or coconut milk; salt and pepper to taste

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Servings

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Chef Casey Halpern of Café Pesto creates a creamy vegetarian palaʻai bisque or pumpkin soup, made with Hawaiʻi-grown squash & seven other wholesome ingredients.

Author:

Chef Casey Halpern

Ingredients

12 oz. palaʻai (peeled, cored, and steamed)
1 carrot
½ sweet onion
3 tbsp butter
½ cup white wine
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 cup cream or coconut milk
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Chop and sauté 3 garlic cloves, 1 carrot, and ½ a sweet onion in 3 tbsp butter until tender.
Add ½ cup white wine, cook 1 minute more.
Add 4 cups chicken/vegetable stock and 12 oz. squash to the pot and simmer 15-20 minutes.
Cool, then blend until smooth.
Return to pot and warm on low heat. Add 1 cup cream or coconut milk, salt and pepper to taste.