PUMPKIN SOUP

Ingredients...... 1 kg piece of pumpkin, 60 gm of butter/ marg, 1 onion chopped, 1 litre of chicken stock, 185 ml of cream. Cut the pumpkin in to manageable pieces, the cut off all the skin. Chop the peeled pumpkin into smaller pieces. Heat the butter/ marg in a large pot. Add the onion and cook gently until the onion is tender. Add the pumpkin and stock to the pot. Cover the pot and bring to a slow boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the pumpkin is soft. At this stage you can mash the soup mixture with a potato masher, or, for a very smooth texture puree the soup in a food processor or with a hand blender. return the soup to the pot and add the cream, cracked black pepper to taste . Stir over a low heat until heated through. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, ( optional).