Spiced Sweet Potato Soup Recipes

SWEET AND SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir shallots in the hot oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir apples, ginger, zest from 1 lime, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper into the pot. Reserve lime juice. Cook and stir mixture until apples are very soft, about 15 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into pot; add sweet potatoes and salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir reserved lime juice into soup. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.

SPICED SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool soup slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to slow cooker and heat through. If desired, top servings with pumpkin seeds.

SPICY SWEET-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine spices in a small bowl. In a medium saucepan, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add leeks and onion; cook until translucent, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle with spices; add sweet potatoes, squash, and carrots. Stir well to combine.
• Add chicken stock to the mixture in the saucepan, and simmer over low heat, partially covered, until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• Transfer half the soup to a blender, working in batches, if necessary, so as not to fill jar more than halfway; process until smooth. Return puree to saucepan; place over low heat until heated through. Serve hot; garnish each bowl with a handful of radish sprouts, if using.

SPICED SWEET POTATO AND GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, garlic, cayenne, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in 3 1/2 cups of water and bring to a simmer.
• Add the sweet potato, bring back to a simmer and cook until both potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill the blender more than halfway full).
• Meanwhile, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and sliced garlic clove in a small skillet and heat over medium. Swirl the pan as the garlic becomes fragrant and turns golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the toasted garlic from the oil to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve with garlic oil.
• Reheat the soup if necessary, and adjust the consistency and seasoning with additional water, salt and pepper. Stir in the butter off the heat right before serving.
• Serve hot and garnish with the toasted garlic, a drizzle of garlic oil and a sprinkle of parsley.
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SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and lime zest. Set aside in the refrigerator to allow the flavors to blend.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add sweet potatoes, and chicken stock. Season with cumin, chili flakes and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
• Puree the soup using an immersion blender or regular blender. If using a counter top blender, puree in small batches, filling the blender just a bit past half way to avoid spillage. Whisk peanut butter into the soup, and heat through. Stir in lime juice, and salt.
• Ladle into warm bowls, and top with a dollop of the reserved sour cream, a few pieces of diced tomato, and a sprinkle of cilantro.

SPICED SWEET POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until vegetables and lentils are tender. Stir in coconut milk.

SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add cumin and coriander seeds cook, stirring often, until seeds begin to pop. Add curry powder, dry mustard, garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant. Add chile, tomatoes,broth and salt. Bring to a boil. Add sweet potato and cook and return to a boil. Cook over low heat until sweet potato is tender. Serve with lime wedges.

INDIAN SPICED SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Boil and mash sweet potatoes. Set aside.
• In a medium stock pot melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add cinnamon stick, black cardamom, green cardamom and bay leaf.
• Stir whole spices until pods burst open.
• Remove whole spices from butter.
• Add ginger/garlic paste and sautéuntil golden brown.
• Add sweet potatoes and mix together.
• While whisking, add in milk and cream and mix until smooth.
• Add coriander, ground red chilie, and nutmeg and stir.
• Simmer on low heat for 35-45 minutes.
• Serve with coriander leaves as a garnish.

SPICY SWEET POTATO AND RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and roughly chop the sweet potato
• De-seed the pepper and chilli and roughly chop
• Add ingredients to a pan and add in the stock, season with salt and pepper
• Bring to the boil then simmer for 20-30 minutes until vegetables are tender.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly, then blend with hand blender or in liquidiser until smooth. Check seasoning and adjust to taste if necessary.

SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and mustard seeds. Cook, shaking pan often, until seeds are fragrant and begin to pop, about 30 seconds. Add turmeric, curry leaves, ginger, garlic, and chile; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes, stock, and salt; bring to a boil. Add sweet potato; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sweet potato is tender, about 10 minutes. Serve with lime wedges and cilantro.