Pumpkin Soup With Jambon De Bayonne

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats	Spanish		6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	T	Duck fat
8		Spanish onions, in 1/4" dice
1		Turnip, in 1/4" dice
10		Cloves garlic, finely
		chopped
4	c	Fresh pumpkin peeled seeded
		in 1/2" cubes
4	oz	Jambon de Bayonne, in 1/4"
		julienne
1/2	c	Creme fraiche, plus 1/2 cup
6	c	Chicken stock
3	T	Whole fresh tarragon leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 6 quart soup pot, heat oil until just smoking. Add onions,  turnip
and garlic and cook until light golden brown, about 8 to 10  minutes.
Add pumpkin and cook until softened, about 5 to 8 minutes.  Add Jambon,
creme fraiche and chicken stock and bring to boil. Reduce  heat and
simmer 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper. Soup should be  almost a
loose puree. Serve in a warm, hollowed out pumpkin, ladling  into
smaller bowls made of pumpkins. Add dollop of creme fraiche and
sprinkle with tarragon. Yield: 6 servings  NOTES : Recipes Copyright
Mario Batali 1997. All rights reserved.  Recipe by: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO
#ME1A24  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Sue <suechef@sover.net> on Feb
12, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 232 Calories From Fat: 85 Total Fat: 9.6g Cholesterol: 25mg Sodium: 886.5mg Potassium: 871.2mg Carbohydrates: 28.9g Fiber: 6.9g Sugar: 10.6g Protein: 11g