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Bisque of Curried Pumpkin, Crawfish and Corn

Published: Oct 30, 2009


From Jeremy Langlois with Houmas House Plantation and Gardens

Makes 12 (6-oz.) servings.

1 cup olive oil
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped bell peppers
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped garlic
1 cup flour
1 cup Steen’s cane syrup
1/4 cup curry powder
2 quarts crawfish stock
2 cups fresh corn kernels
1 lb. peeled Louisiana crawfish tails
1 (14-oz.) can of unsweetened pumpkin
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste


1. In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell peppers, celery and garlic.

2. Cook until translucent or for 10 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Then, stir in cane syrup, curry powder, crawfish stock, corn kernels and Louisiana crawfish tails.

3. Whisk in canned pumpkin and bring soup to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes.

4. Add heavy whipping cream and season soup with salt and pepper, to taste.


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