The FiFi Report 268

Asian Pumpkin Soup… adulterated from Taste.com.au

This is outrageously easy and you can whip it up in a flash. Tip: Buy the pumpkin already chopped up: then you just toss in the coconut milk and cook...

You need for 6 dags, 10 models and 25 Vicky Beckhams:

2 teaspoons vegetable or peanut oil
1 brown onion, chopped
1.2 kg pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, chopped
1 can light coconut milk
1 large lime, juiced (you will need 1/4 cup juice)
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 kaffir lime leaf
½ cup fresh coriander leaves, plus extra to serve
1 small red chilli, sliced to serve
You can add fresh ginger if you want to…

  • Slip out of your Chanel jacket.
  • Climb out of Balenciaga heels.
  • Ask George Clooney to give you a foot massage.
  • Then ask for a glass of wine and an aspro.
  • Change into Hermes jumpsuit and cashmere socks.
  • Put on new Linda Farrow sunglasses.
  • Check waterproof mascara before chopping onion into small pieces.
  • Squeeze the lime juice.
  • Heat oil in a large saucepan big enough to hold the soup.
  • Add onion and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until soft.
  • If you have to chop the pumpkin then delegate to George. He loves to help.
  • Now add pumpkin to the onion plus the coconut milk, the scissored up kaffir lime leaf and about 1 cup water and then bring to the boil.
  • Turn the heat down (but not George) cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until pumpkin is soft and mushy as you are (with Mr Clooney).
  • Pour another wine and read Vanity Fair.
  • When the pumpkin is cooked let it cool.
  • Then grab your whizzer and blend it all til it’s all smooth as creme de la mer.
  • Now add lime juice, fish sauce, chilli and ripped off leaves of coriander.
  • When you serve it accessorise with more chic little green coriander leaves and more dashes of red chilli.
  • Divine.