Clear Pumpkin Soup

Name: Clear Pumpkin Soup
Prep time: 15

4.5

4.5 out of 5 stars (based on 6 reviews)

15 min prep

6 servings

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12 ingredients

This light, tasty clear pumpkin soup uses no fat or oil and can be soothing to a system challenged by cancer treatment, or by Holiday excess! Dashi is the classic light tasting Japanese clear broth...

3 teaspoons instant dashi powder (see Chef Tips)
1 cup sake or dry sherry
2 tablespoons mirin
1 cup soy sauce (see Chef Tips)
2 tablespoons sugar
6 cups water
2 tablespoons ginger, minced
2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
1 small cheese pumpkin or kabocha, about 3 cups, peeled and diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
½ cup scallions, chopped

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

216 cals

Fat

1 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

0 g

Monounsaturated Fat

0 g

Carbohydrates

37 g

Sugar

13 g

Fiber

4 g

Protein

8 g

Sodium

2364 mg

Directions

Bring the dashi, sherry, mirin, soy, sugar, water, and ginger to a simmer.
Add the potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, and onions to the pot, simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.
Garnish with chopped scallions

Chef Tips

I often buy special or difficult to find food items on Amazon. You can find Instant Dashi there. Better yet, they deliver
If you are watching your salt cut the amount of soy sauce to 1/2 cup
If you don’t need to feed 6, portion the soup into single portions and bag in quart Ziplocks. Lay them flat in the freezer to freeze for another day, another meal. This is ‘Bag and Freeze’!

Registered Dietitian Approved

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