Apple Pumpkin Bisque

Apple Pumpkin Bisque

 

Ingredients:

 

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger root
1 can 100% pumpkin purée
1 can  unsweetened applesauce
2 cans chicken broth
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon apple-cider vinegar
1 cinnamon stick
1 small, dried chile pepper
Pinch ground nutmeg
Salt and ground white pepper, to taste
1/2 cup sour cream or fresh cream

 

Directions:

Melt butter over medium heat in a large, heavy saucepan.

Sauté the onion and ginger until onion is tender, about 4 minutes.

Add pumpkin, applesauce, chicken broth, honey, vinegar, cinnamon stick, chile pepper, nutmeg, salt and pepper, and simmer about 15 minutes until flavors are blended.

Stir in the sour cream just before serving.