Poppa's Curried Pumpkin Soup

This is a great soup by my Dad, Paul Etheredge.

Poppa's Curried Pumpkin Soup

25g butter

3-4 rashers of bacon chopped

1 onion peeled & chopped

1 apple peeled & chopped

2 tsp curry powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1 litre of chicken stock

l kg pumpkin, peeled & chopped

grated rind of 1/2 orange

juice of 1/2 orange

salt & pepper

1/4-1/2 cup cream 

Melt butter in a large saucepan, add onion and bacon. Add apple, curry and cumin and cook several minutes. Add stock, pumpkin, orange rind and juice, salt and pepper. Bring to boil then simmer until tender, 40-45 minutes. Cool slightly, puree. Add cream and reheat gently. To serve, sprinkle with a little crisp, crumbled bacon and finely chopped parsley. Tip - to make the pumpkin easier to cut up, microwave it for 10 mins.