Silky Coconut Pumpkin Soup Keg Bouad Mak Fak Kham Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, stir-fry onion in oil until golden brown.
• Add shrimp, chiles, and shrimp paste; fry for 1 minute.
• Add water and bring to a boil.
• Add pumpkin, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and salt; return to a boil and cook until pumpkin is tender.
• Serve garnished with lemon juice, basil leaves, and cilantro.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap sweet potato in aluminum foil; place on an oven-safe dish to catch drips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until soft, about 45 minutes.
• While the sweet potato is roasting, place pumpkin, carrots, and onions on a baking pan. Brush with olive oil; sprinkle with salt, allspice, and white pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until soft, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Peel the sweet potato and squash when cool enough to handle. Transfer to a large saucepan; add carrots, onions, nutmeg, cumin, coriander, ginger, salt, and pepper. Stir in chicken stock and coconut milk. Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Puree soup using an immersion blender until smooth.

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet, or on a charcoal or gas grill, dry-roast or grill the shallots, turning occasionally until softened and blackened. Peel, cut the shallots lengthwise in half, and set aside. Peel the pumpkin and clean off any seeds. Cut into small 1/2 inch cubes. You should have 4 1/2 to 5 cups cubed pumpkin. Place the coconut milk, broth, pumpkin cubes, shallots, and coriander leaves in a large pot and bring to a boil. Add the salt and simmer over medium heat until the pumpkin is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the fish sauce and cook another 2 - 3 minutes. Taste for salt and add a little more fish sauce if you wish. The soup can be served immediately, but has even more flavor if left to stand for up to an hour. Reheat just before serving. Garnish with blak pepper and minced scallion greens. Leftovers freeze well.