Mesa Grill's Pumpkin Soup with Mexican Cinnamon Creme Fraiche and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds with Spinach, Pear and Pancetta Salad

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Soup is delicious, you need to use a large can of pumpkin puree, add a cup of water, and I used a cup of half and half instead of the sour cream. Soup has a great smoky flavor to it, so be careful with the chipotle.

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This soup recipe was very disappointing. My first mistake was to not read the reviews. I saw an average of 5 stars and Bobby Flay, and thought I couldn't go wrong. The ratios were way off, which ruined the consistency and visual appeal, and diluted the flavors. When the soup turned out very watery, we added more pumpkin puree and more spices, and then simmered it down for a long while, but it was still too watery. Honestly, I don't understand why so many rated it so highly when it needed so much alteration! If we try it again, we will follow other reviewers suggestions to cut the water to 4 cups and puree the vegetables into the broth.

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I tried this soup at Mesa Grill and I am in love with it. Can you guys tell me where you were able to buy the chipotle puree (or do I just blend up some chipotles, fresh nutmeg, mexican cinammon/ canella? I am hoping to cook it for thanksgiving!!
Thanks,
Nysasha

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Delicious soup! I love thicker soups, so I took heed of the other reviews and used 3 cups of pumpkin puree and 3 3/4 cups of stock. I also used an immersion blender to puree the carrot, celery and onion. Amazing results! Everyone loved it and we plan to make it again for Thanksgiving!

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This soup was fabulous. Exceeded all my expectations, and so easy. Could have stopped before adding the cream and still been great. Like others, i just used an immersion blender to puree in the aromatics instead of straining them out. You have to just eyeball it and if the soup is too thick, add more liquid.

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I had the pumpkin soup at Bar Americain and was tempted to order a container to-go! It's heavenly. I also saw Bobby make this on tv for the holidays and will make some of the adjustments that were suggested.
This soup is the definition of heartwarming...really, look it up in the dictionary! :-}

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I made a "quicky" version from one of his television shows, no aromatic vegs and 4c stock but otherwise about as listed here. Pretty spicy with 2T of chipotle puree so maybe start with one and taste before adding the other.

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thought you would be interested....the recipe was shown by bobby on the CBS Sunday Morning show today, and he indicated that his recipe uses 3 cups of pumpkin puree, 4 cups of chicken stock or water, and everything else the same. So, possibly some of the comments that have been made have helped alter the recipe. I am going to make it for thanksgiving using the revised version. He also added 2 T maple syrup in this version.

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Overall, I really loved the complex flavors of this soup. I took the advice of several reviewers and cut the liquid back to 4 cups. Even with that adjustment, it was still a bit runny, so I let it simmer down... I think I would use 3 3/4 cups liquid next time, and that would serve 3 people (or 4 as a smaller portion. The salad is also amazing. The closest thing I could find to chipotle puree was chipotle paste with adobo, and that worked well, as did subbing bacon for pancetta. If I were to make this again, I would puree the veggies into the broth, and possibly double it with my adjustments so that I could have enough for six portions.

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This gets 4 stars with my adjustments, otherwise 2. I wish people who did not actually make the recipe wouldn't rate it. I added 1/4 of a chipotle in adobo (seeded after the liquid. I could have added more. I used chicken broth and water combo. I salted at the end of the 20 minutes. Then I used my emersion blender to blend the veges into the broth. Added the pumpkin and it was still very, very liquidy. I want to try double pumpkin. I added spices in recipe and pasilla chili powder (Mexican market to bring the spice up. I let it reduce to a consistency I liked, like 20 more mins. Took off the heat and added sour cream, I'd like to try Mexican crema fresca which is sweet.