Korean Pumpkin Soup

5 from 2 votes

Korean pumpkins have a very sweet taste. Turn it into a simple soup for a light breakfast, alongside some eggs and toast.

Course: Easy

Servings: people

Put the pumpkin up-side down in a (microwaveable) bowl and place in the microwave for 5 minutes.
Let it cool down (be careful - its hot!) and cut it in half.
Use a spoon and scrape out the seeds from both halves. Halve again into 4 pieces.
Then, use your knife to cut off all the skin from each piece. Chop the skinned pieces into smaller chunks.

Place chunks into mixer. Then place 2 cups of water in. Blend on a medium until it turns into a nice, smooth soup.
Then pour it out into a large pot. Put the soup on a medium heat and wait until it comes up to a boil.
In the meanwhile, make a thickener by mixing the glutinous rice powder with water.
Add the thickener sauce into the soup once it starts boiling. Stir it in well. Then season the soup with sugar and salt.
Reduce heat to a low and let the soup simmer for 1 more minute. Make sure to mix so it doesn't burn.
Turn off the heat and allow the soup to cool down for 5 minutes. Then serve in a bowl. Enjoy!

Don't forget to season the soup with some salt and sugar. Or else, it will taste flat.
The soup tastes best once it cools down. Give it like 5 minutes to cool before serving.
Please note that you may need to add more salt/sugar/thickener - as your pumpkin may be bigger in size.
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