Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

By:Nagi

Printed:9 Aug ’23Up to date:9 Aug ’23

Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup is what you make once you need one thing unique tasting with little or no effort! Suppose – basic pumpkin soup with Thai Crimson Curry vibes. Love the attractive coconut undertones. It’s so good!

All people loves pumpkin soup. It’s comforting, it’s thick, it’s creamy, and it’s simple to make.

However generally, we wish to make dinner a bit extra attention-grabbing! Enter – Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup. Use coconut as a substitute of cream. Add crimson curry paste. Fish sauce as a substitute of salt. Thai toppings.

And growth! Our dependable pumpkin soup has had an attractive makeover – and we like it!

Pot of freshly made Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

Substances in Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

We’re utilizing a retailer purchased curry paste in the present day which makes issues good and straightforward. For the small quantity we want (simply 3 tablespoons), it’s a handy choice. If utilizing home made – I applaud you! The flavour on this can be even higher, with the attractive recent Thai flavours coming via.

The soup

Ingredients in Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin or butternut – Recipe works as written for each pumpkin and butternut squash (we name it butternut pumpkin right here in Australia). Use one that’s round 1.8 kg / 3.6 lb with the pores and skin on and seeds in. After peeling and deseeding it will likely be round ~1.3 kg/2.6 lb.

Slicing and peeling – Watch the video for a secure, simple chopping method for butternut (potato peeler for pores and skin!), and see the Pumpkin Soup video for the way I reduce pumpkin (reduce in wedges then reduce pores and skin off).
Thai Crimson Curry paste – My place on the most effective store-bought Thai crimson curry that’s available is pretty nicely documented on this web site! Maesri is the most effective – there’s simply no query – and it’s the most effective worth. $2.10 for a 115g/4 oz. You’ll want 1/2 a can – so you may make this Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup twice!

Discover it at Woolies, Harris Farms and Coles (I’m in Australia), or Asian shops and on-line. As for different manufacturers – they have a tendency to have much less genuine flavour and normally weirdly, overly candy. Nevertheless, for a recipe like this the place the curry paste is a background relatively than key flavour, any curry paste will suffice.

Home made Thai Crimson Curry Paste – Recipe right here. I typically make then use the entire batch in a single go so I not often have leftovers to make use of for issues like this soup. However it’s a superb one for freezing, and can actually take this to a different degree. 🙂
Onion and garlic – Important flavour base. Don’t skip these, they add nice flavour.
Coconut milk – Not all coconut milk is created equal! Good ones are made with 85%+ coconut so have higher flavour. Economical ones are diluted with water and have much less coconut flavour. Ayam is my default (89% coconut).

Please use full fats. Fats is the place the coconut flavour is! Low fats has little coconut flavour.
Fish sauce will give this soup a extra genuine Thai crimson curry flavour than utilizing simply salt. Soy sauce can be utilized in its place.
Vegetable inventory – Or rooster inventory. That is the liquid the pumpkin is simmered in. Tastier than water! Use low sodium, else your soup can be on the salty facet.

Garnishes

This can be a nice soup to have enjoyable with toppings! Provides visible and textural curiosity in addition to further flavour.

Crispy fried shallot items – salty and oily, these are offered in jars and packets at giant grocery shops nowadays, however cheaper at Asian shops! Terrific garnish for all issues Asian. I exploit it liberally – it’s a frequent participant in my recipes.
Crimson cayenne pepper – Use the big ones which aren’t spicy. Small chillies are spicier!

Easy methods to make Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

Fabulously straight ahead, you’ll have this on the desk in 20 minutes when you begin cooking. Don’t shortcut sautéing the curry paste. This actually intensifies and improves the flavour. Important step for nearly each curry – most particularly curry paste out of a jar!

Sauté curry paste – Get the onion and garlic began first, then add the curry paste and cook dinner it for an excellent couple of minutes. This caramelises it and intensifies in addition to improves the flavour. Key step when utilizing any curry paste out of a jar!
Coat the pumpkin within the tasty curry paste flavour. Give it an excellent couple of minutes to toast the pumpkin a bit!

Tip: See video for the way I peel and reduce butternut (potato peeler for pores and skin!), and see the Pumpkin Soup video for the way I reduce pumpkin (reduce in wedges then reduce pores and skin off).
Simmer 8 minutes – Put aside a bit coconut milk to make use of as a drizzle for serving. Then add the remainder of the coconut milk, inventory and fish sauce into the pot and simmer for simply 8 minutes, or till the pumpkin is mushy. It actually doesn’t take lengthy.
Blitz with my favorite equipment (stick blender) till clean. Ladle into bowls, swirl with reserved coconut milk then end with as many or as little toppings as you’d like!

Overhead photo of a pot of Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

Dunking roti into Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup

Roti for dunking

I served this Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup with roti for dunking. That flaky, buttery flatbread of Indian origin, roti stalls are an area and vacationer attraction all throughout Thailand although most Australian’s would affiliate roti as a menu favorite at Malaysian eating places.

To not be confused with the non-flaky roti flatbread that may be a staple in Indian cooking, roti is a superb store-bought freezer standby that you simply cook dinner from frozen in a fry pan, and takes simply minutes. (Although home made simply bought added to my Should Attempt record!), pretty simply discovered nowadays in on a regular basis grocery shops – right here’s the one I used from Woolworths.

Take pleasure in! – Nagi x

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