Pumpkin and Coconut Soup

By Howie

Ingredients

• 1 tb oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 4 green shallots, chopped
• 2 small fresh red chillis, chopped
• 1 tb fresh lemon grass, chopped
• 1/2 tsp shrimp paste
• 2 small chicken stock cubes, crumbled
• 2 cups boiling water
• 500 g pumpkin, chopped
• 1 400ml can coconut cream
• 250 g small prawns, cooked and shelled
• 1 tb fresh basil, shredded

Preparation

Step 1

1) Heat oil in pan, add garlic, shallots, chillies, lemon grass and paste, cook, stirring, until shallots are soft.

2) Add stock cubes and water, bring to boil, add pumpkin, simmer covered for 10 minutes. Stir in coconut cream, simmer covered for 5 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.

3) Add prawns, stir until heated through. Serve soup sprinkled with basil.