Pumpkin Barley Soup

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    183

A hearty, comforting soup that is great for crisp Autumn nights. We recommended using Crown Prince, Uchiki Kuri or Kabocha pumpkin varieties, but most cooking pumpkins or squash will work.

recipe updated Apr 14, 2026

Ingredients

  • Pumpkin icon
    Pumpkin
    800 g
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    3
  • Pearl barley icon
    Pearl barley
    100 g
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    650 g
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    150 g
  • Celery stalk icon
    Celery stalk
    90 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    2 tablespoons
  • Water icon
    Water
    100 g
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Dried sage icon
    Dried sage
    2 teaspoons
  • Dried thyme icon
    Dried thyme
    1 teaspoon
  • Chili flakes icon
    Chili flakes
    ¼ teaspoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large

Step preview

  1. Preheat the oven - 180ºC
  2. Assemble the Direct Prep attachment with the Thick slicing disc, and turn it to position 1
  3. Slice the pumpkin into a large bowl
  4. Then add the next ingredients, and toss to combine
  5. Transfer the pumpkin to a baking tray
  6. Roast until soft - 15 minutes, 180ºC
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool
  8. Fit the Knife Blade (or Max blade for kCook Multi)
  9. Transfer the roasted pumpkin and garlic into the appliance bowl
  10. Then add water, attach the lid with the filler cap fitted
  11. Blend until smooth - 30 seconds, speed 8
  12. Transfer the pumpkin puree into a clean bowl and set aside
  13. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
  14. Add olive oil into the appliance bowl, attach the lid without the filler cap
  15. Heat until hot - 140ºC, speed 3
  16. Then add the next ingredients
  17. Cook until softened - 7 minutes, 120ºC, speed 3
  18. Then add the next ingredients
  19. Cook until combined - 2 minutes, 120ºC, speed 3
  20. Then add pearl barley
  21. Cook until combined - 5 minutes, 120ºC, speed 3
  22. Then add the pumpkin puree and the next ingredients
  23. Cook until the barley is cooked and the soup thickened - 25 minutes, 98ºC, speed 2
  24. Serve
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