Caribbean Pumpkin Soup | Saveur

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium white onion, minced
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, stemmed, seeded, and minced (optional)
• 3 lb. pumpkin, such as calabaza or butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2" pieces
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 2 sprigs parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup milk
• 1 ⁄ 4 cup heavy cream
• 1 ⁄ 2 tbsp. mild curry powder
• 1 tsp. fresh lime juice
• 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Crème fraîche, for garnish