Dad's Homemade Pumpkin Soup

• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 leek, sliced
• 2 -3 cups reduced-sodium vegetable stock
• 2 -3 cups white wine
• 1 butternut squash, cubed
• pepper

1. In soup pot really cook leeks in the butter, even if they brown a little.
2. Add white wine to deglaze, let this sit for a while and bring it to the boil.
3. Stir and get drunk on the fumes generally means the alcohol has been cooked off.
4. Add stock and bring to the boil.
5. Add water if there isnt enough liquid.
6. Season with pepper to taste.
7. Add pumpkin and simmer until pumpkin is soft.
8. Lightly puree pumpkin, but keep it chunky.
9. Serve hot.
10. Add some cream if you want and more pepper to finish.

butter, vegetable stock, white wine, butternut squash, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dads-homemade-pumpkin-soup-165332 (may not work)