60 mins active prep time, 6 servings

From the author: "When our guests are all seated we bring out a tray with our best pumpkin soup to serve for entree. We eat it with crunchy baguette on the side. Our friends say it’s the best soup that they’ve ever tried!"

If you don’t have ground cumin or nutmeg in your pantry, don’t worry. This soup is still yummy without any spices!

This recipe is from ‘My Grandma's Kitchen’ by Louise Fulton Keats & Margaret Fulton, published by Hardie Grant Books, $29.99.

See full recipe at cooked.com.au

Photography © Ben Dearnley

Ingredients & quantities (Included in delivery)

- 1 brown onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 rashers free-range bacon, rind removed and diced, (optional)
- 1kg pumpkin, peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 cup cream
- 2 tablespoons snipped chives, to garnish

Ingredients (pantry items)

- 30g butter
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Note: In some cases, ingredients may be out of stock or unavailable when the shops pack your order. If this happens, we'll do our best to replace the items with high quality substitutions. If we're unable to find a replacement, we'll contact you to let you know.