After months and months of deliberation, I finally caved and bought a Thermomix. It means that I can streamline my kitchen from several appliances (Kitchenaid, blender, food processor) and I’m loving it so far.
Easiest way to tell you is with my pumpkin soup. Now, sure, you can make pumpkin soup the way I have always made it. But if you look at my earlier post, blending it with a immersion blender, purees, and if I wanted that incredibly silky texture you get in restaurants, you sieve it – if you can be bothered.
Or….you can make it all in the Thermomix. One bowl, that chops and sautees the onions, then cooks the pumpkin and then blends it to a smoothness that’s hard to describe. Well, I guess you can see from the photo. It’s really quite amazing. And the addition of raw cashews makes the soup rich and creamy without the addition of any dairy. From start to finish in 20 minutes.
I’m trying to keep all my favourite Thermomix recipes in one place so here goes:
Ingredients:
- 1 large onion, halved
- 1kg pumpkin, skin off and cut in to pieces
- enough stock (I used vegetable) to come up to roughly 5cm under the top of the pumpkin
- handful of raw cashews
- basil (to serve)
Method:
- Chop onions 5 seconds/speed 6
- Add 10ml olive oil and cook 2 minutes/varoma/speed stir
- Add pumpkin pieces and stock and cook 15 minutes/100C/speed stir
- Check pumpkin is cooked, add cashews and blend 1 minute/speed 5 increasing to 9
- Enjoy with a loaf of crusty bread !
May 26th, 2016 at 7:24 pm
You make me so happy!
May 30th, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Thanks Shona ! You’re a big inspiration of mine ! I’m attempting dinner rolls again with a different bread improver (for soft rolls ooh…) to have with leftover chicken curry 🙂
May 30th, 2016 at 4:33 pm
I made soft dinner rolls the other night. They were sweet like HK bread.
May 30th, 2016 at 4:35 pm
Mine still come out a bit heavier than I’d like them to be. Will let you know how I go !
August 9th, 2016 at 5:05 pm
Delish. Carolyn Chan you must make more! I love the taste. Please do more. Never stop. Please I hope you enjoy doing this. I beg you post more. Never stop! Or I will CRY! I hope you like posting!
Saisha!!!!
August 9th, 2016 at 8:29 pm
Hi Saisha ! I made this soup for your mummy ! I’m glad you like it 🙂
September 8th, 2016 at 10:11 pm
This soup looks delicious , I have a Viatmix and are always looking for new recipes.
February 28th, 2017 at 6:20 am
Thanks for sharing the recipe, sounds very yummy 😄