The French take their Pumkin soup very serious and prepare it in a very unique way. Taste this beauty and you will understand why!
1) Sweat the leeks in a large stock pot in clarified butter, until limp but not brown.
2) Add the pumpkin, rice, brown sugar, ginger, tomato paste, and chicken stock.
3) Make sure your chicken stock covers the pumpkin chunks by 2-inches. Bring to a boil, then adjust to simmer and cook for 30 to 45 minutes, until the pumpkin is tender.
4) Puree the soup, preferably with a food mill or fine sieve. Reheat and add the cream. Season with salt, pepper, and mace. Serve hot.
Variations: Garnish your Pumpkin Soup with toasted pine nuts and use small, scooped out ornamental pumpkins as soup bowls.
(Serves 8)