Name: Pumpkin Soup with Diced Ham
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Farmland Diced Ham, 16 Ounces; Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 Tablespoons; Yellow Onion, Diced, 1/2 Cup; Carrots, Diced, 1/2 Cup; Celery, Diced, 1/2 Cup; Fresh Garlic, Minced, 2 cloves; Cinnamon Stick, 1; Ground Ginger, 1 Teaspoon; Ancho Chile, Stemmed & Seeded, 1; Chicken Stock, 3 Cups; Pumpkin Puree, 28 ounces; Honey, 1 Tablespoon; Sour Cream, 1 Cup; Cilantro, Minced, 1/4 Cup; Lime Juice, 1 Tablespoon; Pumpkin Seeds, Roasted & Salted, 1/4 Cup

Appetizer Side Dish

Pumpkin Soup with Diced Ham

Total Time25 mins

Skill LevelIntermediate

Servings5

Total Time25 mins

Skill LevelIntermediate

Servings5

Key IngredientDiced Ham, 16oz

AboutDive into autumn deliciousness and whip up a batch of pumpkin soup—a rustic combo of creamy pumpkin, our savory Diced Ham, and warm, soothing spices. Crown with cilantro cream and pumpkin seeds, and you’ve got the jack-of-all-lanterns soup!

Let's CookFollow the directions below, fire up the kitchen, and get cooking! For the love of meat.

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Ingredients

Key Ingredient

Diced Ham, 16oz

16 ounces Farmland Diced Ham

2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 cup Yellow Onion, Diced

1/2 cup Carrots, Diced

1/2 cup Celery, Diced

2 cloves Fresh Garlic, Minced

1 Cinnamon Stick

1 teaspoon Ground Ginger

1 Ancho Chile, Stemmed & Seeded

3 cups Chicken Stock

28 ounces Pumpkin Puree

1 tablespoon Honey

1 cup Sour Cream

1/4 cup Cilantro, Minced

1 tablespoon Lime Juice

1/4 cup Pumpkin Seeds, Roasted & Salted

Key IngredientDiced Ham, 16oz

Directions

1Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

2Add the extra virgin olive oil and brown the ham. Remove from the pot and drain on paper towels.

3Add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, cinnamon stick, ground ginger, and ancho chile to the pot and sauté until the vegetables begin to soften.

4Add the stock and simmer until the vegetables are very tender.

5Stir in the pumpkin purée and honey. Remove from the heat.

6Combine the sour cream, cilantro, and lime juice in a small bowl. Reserve.

7Transfer the soup into the pitcher of a blender and purée until smooth.

8Strain the soup through a fine-mesh strainer into a tureen or soup bowl and add the ham.

9Garnish with some of the cilantro cream and pumpkin seeds, and serve hot.

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