Pumpkin Soup with Fideos

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Spanish onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• Kosher salt
• 1 1/4 pounds pumpkin or butternut squashpeeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon Urfa or Aleppo pepper (see Note)
• One 1-inch cinnamon stick
• Pinch of ground cloves
• 8 cups vegetable stock or low-sodium broth
• 4 ounces fideos or capellini, broken into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1. In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil.
2. Add the onion, celery, garlic, ginger and a generous pinch of salt and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened and well browned, about 15 minutes.
3. Add the pumpkin, tomato paste, Urfa pepper, cinnamon stick and cloves and cook, stirring, until the pumpkin just starts to soften, about 7 minutes.
4. Add the vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
5. Cover and simmer over moderately low heat for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Discard the cinnamon stick.
7. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325.
8. Spread the fideos on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes, until well browned and nutty-smelling.
9. Add the toasted fideos to the soup and cook over moderate heat until the noodles are al dente, 7 to 10 minutes.
10. Stir in the cilantro and season with salt.
11. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

extravirgin olive oil, onion, celery, garlic, fresh ginger, kosher salt, pumpkin, tomato paste, pepper, cinnamon, ground cloves, vegetable stock, fideos, cilantro

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pumpkin-soup-with-fideos (may not work)