Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups pumpkin, cubed, Cooked
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon fat, melted
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder ([heaping])
  • to taste garlic powder
  • to taste curry powder (optional)
  • to taste red peppers or to taste black pepper
  • assorted herbs

Method

  • Mix pumpkin, milk, fat, flour and egg in a blender until pumpkin is creamy smooth.
  • Pour into a saucepan, add the seasonings and bring slowly to a simmer over medium heat, stirring as the mixture thickens.
  • Adjust seasonings.
  • Serve in individual ramekins as a side dish.
  • For the fat I used chicken fat rendered from a bird roasted the previous night.
  • For seasonings I used just a pinch of curry powder, about 1/4 tsp of my own chile pepper blend and a scant tsp of some mixed herbs.
  • My powder blend is: 1 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp cayenne 1 Tbsp paprika 1 dried, powdered habanero My herb mixture is basically equal parts commercial Italian mixed herbs, French fines herbes, parsley and poultry seasoning.
  • In other words a pinch of just about everything.