Pumpkin Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 yellow onion, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour
1 (2 lb.) can pumpkin
5 c. chicken broth
1/4 c. white vermouth (optional)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 egg yolks
1 c. whipping cream

Preparation

Saute onion in butter for 3 minutes, until softened.
Stir in flour.
Add pumpkin, mashing it into a puree.
Add chicken broth, vermouth and salt.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Add ginger and nutmeg.
Combine egg yolks and heavy cream.
Stir into soup.
Heat until hot but not boiling.