Cost Breakdown

Critical Success Points

• • Cut the pumpkin safely (lever, tip toward the center).
• • Sweat the onion without browning.
• • Cook the pumpkin until tender.
• • Fry the croutons while stirring constantly.
• • Blend until achieving a perfectly smooth texture.

Safety Warnings

• • Use the lever technique to cut the pumpkin to avoid cuts.
• • Be careful of hot oil splatters when cooking the croutons.
• • Handle the immersion blender with the motor outside the vessel to avoid projections.