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The Sweet Potato Soup

Name: The Sweet Potato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 30g / 2 tbsp unsalted butter (- or more oil); 2 onions (, diced); 2 leeks (, white and pale green part only, quartered, cut into 1cm / 1/2" slices (Note 1); 2 garlic cloves (, chopped); 1 kg/ 2 lb sweet potato (, peeled, quartered lengthwise, cut into 2cm / 0.8" chunks); 1 tbsp cumin powder; 1 ¼ litre / 1.25 quarts chicken or vegetable stock (, low sodium (Note 2); 1 ½ tsp cooking / kosher salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1/3 cup cream (any type) or an extra knob of butter); Something to drizzle / dollop (- extra virgin olive oil, cream, yogurt, sour cream); Something crunchy - flatbread strips (pictured, Note 3), croutons, pistachios, pepitas, crispy fried shallots)

6 servings

porzioni

10 minutes

tempo di preparazione

40 minutes

tempo totale

Inizia a Cucinare

Ingredienti

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

30g / 2 tbsp unsalted butter (- or more oil)

2 onions (, diced)

2 leeks (, white and pale green part only, quartered, cut into 1cm / 1/2" slices (Note 1)

2 garlic cloves (, chopped)

1 kg/ 2 lb sweet potato (, peeled, quartered lengthwise, cut into 2cm / 0.8" chunks)

1 tbsp cumin powder

1 ¼ litre / 1.25 quarts chicken or vegetable stock (, low sodium (Note 2)

1 ½ tsp cooking / kosher salt

1 tsp black pepper

1/3 cup cream (any type) or an extra knob of butter)

Something to drizzle / dollop (- extra virgin olive oil, cream, yogurt, sour cream)

Something crunchy - flatbread strips (pictured, Note 3), croutons, pistachios, pepitas, crispy fried shallots)

Istruzioni

Sauté aromatics - Heat the oil and melt the butter in a large heavy based pot over medium heat. Cook the onion, leek and garlic for 5 minutes until softened.

Add the sweet potato and cumin, cook for another 3 minutes, stirring regularly.

Simmer 20 minutes - Add the stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then cook for 20 minutes at a gentle simmer until the sweet potato is very tender (no lid).

Blitz - Remove the pot from the stove. Blitz with a hand-held stick until smooth. (Note 4 for blender) Stir in cream.

Garnish - Ladle into bowls. Drizzle with yogurt, cream or olive oil with a sprinkle of something crunchy - pictured with pistachios and crispy flatbread strips (Note 3).

Nutrizione

Dimensione della Porzione

Calorie

337 kcal

Grassi Totali

15 g

Grassi Saturi

7 g

Grassi Insaturi

7 g

Grassi Trans

0.2 g

Colesterolo

26 mg

Sodio

749 mg

Carboidrati Totali

45 g

Fibra Alimentare

6 g

Zuccheri Totali

10 g

Proteine

8 g