Pumpkin And Orange Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small onion, diced
25 g butter
1 kg pumpkin, peeled and seeded
5 cups chicken stock
1 cup orange juice
1 orange, zest of
1 tablespoon sugar
salt & pepper
1 orange, thinly sliced

Preparation

Saute onion g ently in butter in a large saucepan until transparent. Add chunks of pumpkin, stock, juice, zest and sugar.
Simmer 20-25 minutes until cooked.
Puree in a food processor or blender or push through a sieve. Return to saucepan, add sliced orange and reheat gently for 10 minutes.
Freezes well