The New York Times recipe: Butternut pumpkin and green curry soup
Green curry paste, coconut milk and fish sauce take this butternut pumpkin soup to the next level. Don't skip the peanut-coconut-lemongrass topping, which draws inspiration from miang kham, a popular snack in Thailand and Laos. It adds crunch where creaminess is front and centre.
For the soup:
4 tbsp coconut oil or neutral-tasting oil
3 medium shallots, diced
1 (5cm) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 lemongrass stalk, cut into 7.5cm pieces
Salt flakes
2 medium butternut pumpkins (about 1.8kg), peeled, seeded and cut into about 2cm cubes
2 (400ml) cans coconut milk
6 to 8 tbsp Thai green curry paste, or to taste
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 to 4 cups water or chicken stock, preferably homemade
For the garnish:
¾ cup raw peanuts
¾ cup unsweetened raw coconut flakes
2 tbsp fish sauce
8 small dried red chillies, thinly sliced
1 tbsp neutral-tasting or melted coconut oil
1 tbsp minced lemongrass
1 tsp sugar
10 lime leaves, thinly sliced (optional)
Handful of Thai or Italian basil leaves
2 to 3 limes, quartered
Step 1
Heat oven to 150C. Melt oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. When oil shimmers, add shallots, ginger, lemongrass and a generous pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are tender and just starting to brown, about 18 minutes.
Step 2
Add pumpkin, coconut milk, curry paste, 3 tbsp fish sauce and 3 cups water or stock. Increase heat to high. When liquid comes to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook the soup covered until squash is tender, about 25 minutes.
Step 3
Make garnish while soup cooks: In a medium mixing bowl, toss together peanuts, coconut flakes, fish sauce, chillies, 1 tbsp oil, the minced lemongrass, the sugar and the lime leaves, if using.
Step 4
Spread mixture out on to a baking tray in a single layer. Bake for 18-20 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes after the first 10 minutes. Remove from oven when coconut is deep golden brown, and pour mixture immediately into a bowl to prevent overcooking. Stir to combine, and set aside.
Step 5
Remove soup from heat. Remove lemongrass stalks from pot. Use a hand blender to puree soup. Alternatively, transfer soup in batches to a blender or food processor and puree. Taste and adjust for salt and curry paste. Add water or stock to thin soup to the desired consistency.
Step 6
Thinly slice the basil leaves and arrange on a small plate or platter, along with lime wedges and peanut mixture. Serve soup hot with garnishes.
Serves 6-8
Total time: About 1 hour
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