Mexican Corn And Pumpkin Soup Recipes

HEARTY CORN AND PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks and carrots in hot oil until softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth into leek mixture; bring to a boil. Add potatoes, salt, cloves, and pepper; boil until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Pour pumpkin puree into a large bowl. Stir 1 cup of broth and potatoes mixture into pumpkin.
• Pour pumpkin mixture, corn, and milk into chicken broth mixture in the large pot. Stir to combine and simmer until heated through and flavors blend, at least 5 minutes. Sprinkle individual servings with parsley.

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken, onion, and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink.
• Dissolve the bouillon in hot water; Pour into Dutch oven, and season with cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream, cheese, corn, chilies, and hot pepper sauce. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese is melted. Stir in chopped tomato. Garnish with cilantro.

ROASTED CORN AND PUMPKIN SOUP WITH JUMBO LUMP CRABMEAT AND CRISP MACHE

Steps:

• Shuck corn and cut from the cob. Separate into 2 piles.
• Heat a saute pan and add 1/2 of the sliced shallots, 1 pile of corn and salt, and pan roast until golden brown. Add 1/2 quart heavy cream. Puree and pass through a sieve, getting corn puree.
• Saute the second pile of corn in the same manner. Add 1/2 gallon of chicken stock. Put corn stock into a blender and pass through a sieve. Put on low and simmer to reduce.
• Cut pumpkin in quarters. Rub with oil and garlic. Roast in a preheated 350 degree oven until tender.
• Remove pumpkin pulp from outer skin and puree.
• Add roasted pumpkin puree and corn puree to corn stock. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix crabmeat with sour cream and divide equal amounts between 4 bowls. Toss mache with cider vinegar and place on top of crabmeat. Lace with soup and garnish with pumpkin seed oil.

MESA GRILL'S PUMPKIN SOUP WITH MEXICAN CINNAMON CREME FRAICHE AND TOASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS WITH SPINACH, PEAR AND PANCETTA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, carrots and celery and cook until soft. Add the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Strain the stock into a clean medium saucepan and whisk in the pumpkin puree until smooth. Bring to a simmer and add the 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, spices, honey and chipotle. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Add water, if the soup is too thick. Remove from the heat and whisk in 1/4 cup of the creme fraiche and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix together the remaining creme fraiche and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon until combined. Divide the soup among 4 bowls and garnish with the cinnamon creme fraiche and a handful of pumpkin seeds.
• For the Spinach, Pear and Pancetta Salad: Saute pancetta in skillet over medium heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Pour all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings out. Add shallots and cook until soft. Add vinegar, mustard and thyme; whisk to blend. Add oil and whisk to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm. Combine spinach, pears, red onion and pancetta in a large bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat.

SPICY PUMPKIN & CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary.

PUMPKIN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and red pepper in butter until almost tender. Add the corn, jalapeno, garlic and chili powder; saute 2 minutes longer. , Stir in the broth, pumpkin, salt and cayenne until blended. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in lime juice.

PUMPKIN & CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine broth, corn & onion.
• Bring to boil, then reduce heat, cover & simmer 20-25 minutes until onion is tender.
• Stir in pumpkin & blend well.
• Cover & simmer 5-10 minutes until thoroughly heated.
• Add half-and-half, salt & pepper.
• Cook & stir until thoroughly heated, but DO NOT BOIL.

PUMPKIN, CORN, AND LEMONGRASS SOUP

Steps:

• Cut off and discard top of lemongrass, leaving a 6-inch stalk, then smash stalk with side of a large heavy knife.
• Cook lemongrass, onion, and 1 teaspoon salt in butter and oil in a heavy medium pot over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 10 minutes. Add squash, corn, water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until squash is tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and discard lemongrass.
• Purée soup in 3 or 4 batches in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), straining each batch as blended through a fine-mesh sieve into a large heatproof bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Season with salt and pepper and reheat if necessary.

MEXICAN CORN-AND-POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Cut dark-green tops off scallions, and finely chop. Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Place scallions, onion, and chiles in skillet, and cook, undisturbed, until charred on bottom, about 5 minutes. Turn vegetables with tongs, and cook, undisturbed, until charred on other side, about 5 minutes. (Vegetables can also be broiled on a baking sheet.)
• Transfer scallions to a blender. Continue turning and charring chiles and onion until charred on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat. Transfer onion to blender.
• Transfer chiles to a bowl, cover immediately with plastic wrap, and let steam 15 minutes. Peel and discard charred skin from chiles, and remove stems and seeds. Halve chiles lengthwise, and slice crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips.
• Add 2 1/2 cups corn, the salt, and 2 cups water to blender. Puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer puree to skillet. Stir in remaining corn and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 8 minutes.
• Whisk together cornmeal and remaining 3 tablespoons water. Stir into soup along with chiles, and simmer until it has the consistency of porridge, about 2 minutes.
• Divide soup among 6 bowls; garnish with chopped scallion greens, and sprinkle with cheese. Soup can be refrigerated 2 days; let cool completely before refrigerating. Gently reheat in a covered pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

MEXICAN CORN AND PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat EVOO in saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add corn and chili powder; cook-stirring until fragrant (about 1 min).
• Stir in pumpkin and water; season with salt.
• Simmer until thickened slightly (about 5 min).