Curried Pear Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
6 pears, peeled cored and diced
1 onion, diced
1 leek, sliced and washed well
1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 cup dry white wine
6 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup sliced scallion
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon honey
1/3 cup plain yogurt

Preparation

Melt butter over medium heat in a large saucepan. Saute pears, onion, leek and garlic for 2 minutes.
Add flour and curry powder, stir well, and saute another 2 minutes until pears soften.
Add white wine and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until pears are very soft, 15-20 minutes. Puree with immersion blender.
In small skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute scallion in butter 2 minutes, or until tender. Add sesame oil and honey. Remove from heat and stir in yogurt.
Serve each bowl of soup with a tablespoon of the yogurt topping.