March 14, 2011: Sweetcorn Soup Alongside Chipotle Too Lime

We had one-half a pumpkin to role upward as well as a fairly lazy level inwards which to laid - in ane lawsuit again, nosotros turned to Ottolenghi (it may presently last fourth dimension to decommission this spider web log as well as simply reroute Ottolenghi's RSS feed). This time, nosotros came upward alongside this recipe, which used upward our pumpkin perfectly land providing a tangy as well as rich please for us. It's non the close substantial meal, hence don't await anything particularly hearty, but it's hence flavoursome as well as vibrant that nosotros were happy plenty alongside simply a pocket-size bowl each as well as roughly grilled tortillas.


Sweetcorn soup alongside chipotle as well as lime (via Ottolenghi's Guardian blog)

three tablespoons olive oil
5 greenish onions, chopped finely
5 garlic cloves, minced
three celery sticks, diced small
1 teaspoon soil cumin
1/2 teaspoon grounder coriander
400g peeled pumpkin, diced
2 bay leaves
three kaffir lime leaves
1 litre water
1 chipotle, diced finely, alongside a few dabs of the adobo sauce it lives in
Kernels from iv corn cobs
150g sour cream
Juice of 2 limes (3 if they're non real juicy)
1 handful torn coriander leaves
Salt

Heat the oil, as well as hence nipper the onions, garlic, celery, cumin as well as soil coriander alongside a milk shiver or 2 of tabular array salt for 10 or 12 minutes, until the celery has softened.

Add inwards the pumpkin, bay leaves, lime leaves, chipotle as well as water. Cover until the pot boils as well as hence simmer for 10 or xv minutes, until the pumpkin is tender. Add inwards the corn kernels as well as simmer for roughly other 5 minutes.

Scoop out one-half of the vegetables as well as laid aside, as well as throw away the bay as well as lime leaves. Blend the residuum of the soup until everything is dainty as well as smooth, popular the vegetables dorsum inwards as well as stir inwards one-half of the sour cream as well as the lime juice.

Serve alongside a sprinkling of coriander leaves as well as a generous dab of sour cream on piece of occupation yesteryear (with roughly grilled paprika tortillas on the side).