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Pumpkin and Scallop Soup

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Meats, Seafood, Dairy American Soup 6 Servings

INGREDIENTS

4 tb Olive oil
1 Clove garlic; crushed
1 Stalk celery; minced
1 md Yellow onion; peeled, chopped coarsely
1/3 c Flour
1 qt Basic fish stock or chicken soup stock (see recipes) or canned fish or chicken broth
1/4 ts Allspice
1/8 ts Mace
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
1 ds Tabasco
1 c Frozen squash
1 c Canned pumpkin
1 c Whipping cream
Salt & fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 lb Fresh Bay scallops

INSTRUCTIONS

The taste of this soup is somewhere in between the colonies and American
Upper Yuppie. You decide. I like it!
Heat a 4-quart pot and add the oil. Saut. the garlic, celery, and onion
until the onion is clear. Add the flour, cooking and stirring over medium
heat for a few minutes to form a roux. Add the stock and stir with a wire
whip until the mixture begins to thicken. Add the remaining ingredients
except the cream, salt, pepper, and scallops. Simmer, covered, for 1/2
hour, stirring often. Add the cream and season to taste with salt and
pepper. Add the scallops and heat just a few minutes. Do not overcook the
scallops. Serve immediately.
NOTE: A very small amount of freshly grated ginger will bring some
additional Yuppie flavor to this dish.
From <The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
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