{"id":3168,"date":"2019-12-31T18:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/?p=3168"},"modified":"2022-10-13T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:34:00","slug":"my-haitian-joumou-pumpkin-soup-in-veloute-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/my-haitian-joumou-pumpkin-soup-in-veloute-form\/","title":{"rendered":"My Haitian joumou pumpkin soup in velout\u00e9 form"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em>Fair warning, today, contrary to Haitian practice, I am serving you a pumpkin velout\u00e9 instead of our traditional pumpkin soup or soup joumou. <\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Haitians have a particular relationship with and fondness for the January 1st pumpkin soup. That dish is their pride and joy. In recent years, some have even started calling it the Independence soup. It is apparently the soup our predecessors whipped to celebrate their victory a good 216 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of its claimed glorious past, as most of you know after reading my articles <a href=\"http:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/en\/savory-haitian-pumpkin-pie-tarte-giraumon\/\">Savory Haitian Pumpkin Pie<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/en\/garlic-roasted-fall-vegetables-with-thyme\/\">Garlic Roasted Fall vegetables<\/a>, this soup never conquered my palate. I still link it to horrible souvenirs of painful childhood meals. Though it now bears the nickname of January 1<sup>st<\/sup> soup, this Haitian pumpkin soup is also a popular Sunday breakfast. It is the dish many Haitian families serve on those days. Needless to say that I have had my fair share of pumpkin soups seasoned with tears and nasal discharges.<\/p>\n<h2>To this day, I can see my face covered in tears at Sunday breakfast. Just picture a young miserable girl at a table with a bowl of yellow soup mixture in front of her.<\/h2>\n<p>The very same bowl the table guests are enjoying. All she can hear are the clacking of spoons and slurps of contentment that interrupt the silence. Everyone but her is overjoyed with this meal. With a sad puppy face, she observes them as they dip their spoon in the bowl and chew and swallow ingredients she despises. Cabbage, turnips, carrots, gelatinous meat, celery leaves, are all ingredients she occasionally spits out hoping her defiance goes unnoticed. Let\u2019s not even mention the chicken feet some guests can\u2019t stop sucking on. She hates them.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, she knows she has no choice but to swallow this soup and its ingredients spoon after spoon. This torture is even worse when she finds herself at a friend\u2019s table. That girl was raised to be polite. She thus knows she has to pretend to enjoy this soup her hosts have so thoughtfully served. She can\u2019t help but wonder why this dish couldn\u2019t include potatoes and potatoes only. This is the only component of that soup her palate is fond of.\u00a0 I spent years asking myself that question. Until recently, I didn\u2019t know about the pumpkin velout\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/my-haitian-joumou-pumpkin-soup-in-veloute-form\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?fit=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved. Tchakayiti&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3169\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=800%2C1200\" alt=\"This pumpkin velout\u00e9 takes Haiti's pumpkin soup better known as soup joumou to another level. | tchakayiti.com\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>That preparation was going to revolutionize my taste for our Haitian pumpkin; a vegetable my fellow citizens love so much.<\/h2>\n<p>If only our ancestors knew how delicious and easy to prepare a velout\u00e9 is. That is, of course, my very biased opinion. I discovered the pumpkin velout\u00e9 about five years ago. At the time, I still had a strong aversion for our pumpkin, which I avoided at all cost. Yet, from the very first spoonful of velout\u00e9, I was pleasantly surprised. That soup was so rich, smooth and creamy, it became one of my favorite ways of consuming this vegetable. It is this very same velout\u00e9, I am serving you today. I, however, know that on January 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2020, as I wake up at a friend\u2019s house, I will be forced to pretend to enjoy the traditional soup joumou they will most certainly serve at breakfast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-3175\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"3175\" data-servings=\"0\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-chic\"><div class=\"wprm-container-float-right\">\n    <div class=\"wprm-recipe-image wprm-block-image-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: #666666;border-radius: 3px;\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?fit=167%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-250x250 size-250x250\" alt=\"This pumpkin velout\u00e9 takes Haiti&#039;s pumpkin soup better known as soup joumou to another level. | tchakayiti.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" data-attachment-id=\"3169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/my-haitian-joumou-pumpkin-soup-in-veloute-form\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?fit=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved. Tchakayiti&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haitian-pumpkin-soup-joumou-haiti.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-bold\">My Haitian joumou pumpkin soup in velout\u00e9 form<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary wprm-block-text-normal\"><span style=\"display: block;\">What I love the most about this velout\u00e9 besides its creaminess, is the fact that it<br \/>calls for just a few ingredients until the traditional soup joumou, which calls<br \/>for beef chunks, chicken feet, carrots, turnips, potatoes, celery, both spaghetti<br \/>and macaroni\u2026see for yourself with the ingredient list and instructions below. <\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div><span class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"display: block;\">Please note that the water proportions are approximate and will vary according to your<br \/>taste. 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#e0e0e0\"><\/div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\"><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bd<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">giraumon<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">potatoes<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2-3<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">leeks chopped<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Salt &amp; Pepper to taste<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Fresh thyme<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">10<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cl<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">of cream<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Grated T\u00eate de Maure cheese<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-3175-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"3175\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line wprm-header-has-actions\" style=\"\">Instructions<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div>&nbsp;<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\"><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Wash and peel the potatoes<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Transfer them along with the pumpkin and leeks (optional) to a pot filled with water<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Bring to a boil and let cook until the vegetables are so tender they can be easily pureed<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Extract the pumpkin pulp from the vegetable skin<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Transfer it to a blender along with the potatoes and leeks (optional)<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Add just enough of the water to the blender to help the pureeing process<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-6\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Once the mixture is smooth and creamy transfer it to a pot<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-7\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Add about \u00bd or 1 cup of water. How much you add will depend on how thick you want your velout\u00e9 to be. It should be on the creamier side<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-8\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Season lightly with salt and pepper and the bunch of thyme<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-9\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Uncover and let simmer until the mixture thickens, about 45 minutes<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-10\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Remove the thyme bunch<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-11\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Just before serving, add the cream and cheese<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-12\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Mix well until the cheese melts<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3175-step-0-13\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Serve warm<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-notes-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line\" style=\"\">Notes<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Our giraumon has a natural sweetness, try not to overpower it with salt. You can make this velout\u00e9 as thick or thin as you\u2019d like. I personally like mine on the thick side, but for a thinner version, simply add more liquid (water) to the mix. 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That dish is their pride and joy. In recent years, some have even started calling it the Independence soup. It is apparently the soup our predecessors whipped to celebrate their victory a good 216 years ago. In spite of its claimed glorious past, as most of you know after reading my articles Savory Haitian Pumpkin Pie and Garlic Roasted Fall vegetables, this soup never conquered my palate. I still link it to horrible souvenirs of painful childhood meals. Though it now bears the nickname of January 1st soup, this Haitian pumpkin soup is also a popular Sunday breakfast. It is the dish many Haitian families serve on those days. Needless to say that I have had my fair share of pumpkin soups seasoned with tears and nasal discharges. To this day, I can see my face covered in tears at Sunday breakfast. Just picture a young miserable girl at a table with a bowl of yellow soup mixture in front of her. The very same bowl the table guests are enjoying. All she can hear are the clacking of spoons and slurps of contentment that interrupt the silence. Everyone but her is overjoyed with this meal. With a sad puppy face, she observes them as they dip their spoon in the bowl and chew and swallow ingredients she despises. Cabbage, turnips, carrots, gelatinous meat, celery leaves, are all ingredients she occasionally spits out hoping her defiance goes unnoticed. Let\u2019s not even mention the chicken feet some guests can\u2019t stop sucking on. She hates them. Yet, she knows she has no choice but to swallow this soup and its ingredients spoon after spoon. This torture is even worse when she finds herself at a friend\u2019s table. That girl was raised to be polite. She thus knows she has to pretend to enjoy this soup her hosts have so thoughtfully served. She can\u2019t help but wonder why this dish couldn\u2019t include potatoes and potatoes only. This is the only component of that soup her palate is fond of.\u00a0 I spent years asking myself that question. Until recently, I didn\u2019t know about the pumpkin velout\u00e9. That preparation was going to revolutionize my taste for our Haitian pumpkin; a vegetable my fellow citizens love so much. If only our ancestors knew how delicious and easy to prepare a velout\u00e9 is. That is, of course, my very biased opinion. I discovered the pumpkin velout\u00e9 about five years ago. At the time, I still had a strong aversion for our pumpkin, which I avoided at all cost. Yet, from the very first spoonful of velout\u00e9, I was pleasantly surprised. That soup was so rich, smooth and creamy, it became one of my favorite ways of consuming this vegetable. It is this very same velout\u00e9, I am serving you today. I, however, know that on January 1st 2020, as I wake up at a friend\u2019s house, I will be forced to pretend to enjoy the traditional soup joumou they will most certainly serve at breakfast. What I love the most about this velout\u00e9 besides its creaminess, is the fact that itcalls for just a few ingredients until the traditional soup joumou, which callsfor beef chunks, chicken feet, carrots, turnips, potatoes, celery, both spaghettiand macaroni\u2026see for yourself with the ingredient list and instructions below. Please note that the water proportions are approximate and will vary according to yourtaste. I tend to like my velout\u00e9 thick, so I try not to add too much liquid tothe mix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"I prefer my Haitian joumou (pumpkin) soup as a velout\u00e9. 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