Sweet Potato And Nutty Soup Recipes

AFRICAN SWEET POTATO AND PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onion 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Mix in the garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir in the tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrot, and continue to cook and stir about 5 minutes.
• Pour water into the saucepan, and season the mixture with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove the soup mixture from heat. In a food processor or blender, blend the soup and peanuts until almost smooth. Season with cayenne pepper. Return to the saucepan. Whisk in the peanut butter, and cook until heated through. Serve warm topped with fresh cilantro.

NOT-TOO-SWEET SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Stir chicken broth, chickpeas, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, onion, ginger, garlic, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper together in a large pot. Bring to boil and cook over medium-high heat for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low and cook until squash and potatoes are soft and soup flavors have blended, about 3 hours.
• Blend soup using an immersion blender, or in batches in a food processor, until smooth.

CREAMY SWEET POTATO AND VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot, saute onion in butter until transparent but not browned. Add the sweet potatoes, zucchini and broccoli; saute lightly for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in broth; simmer for a few minutes. Add potatoes and seasonings; cook another 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in cream and heat through.

SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a 4-quart saucepan. Add the garlic, onion, carrot and celery and cook on low until tender and translucent. Add the thyme. Add the sweet potatoes, increase the heat a little and cook, stirring from time to time, until the sweet potatoes are tender and start to caramelize, about 12 minutes. Add the apples and cook another 5 minutes or so, until they are tender. Pour in the beer and deglaze the pan.
• Add 5 cups water and the cinnamon stick and simmer for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Allow soup to cool slightly, then purée it in a blender. You may have to do this in two batches.
• Return the soup to the pot, stir in the nutmeg and cream and simmer for 15 minutes. Check seasonings.
• Thread the marshmallows on several bamboo skewers, leaving a little space between them. Ignite them over a flame, just a few seconds, so they're lightly toasted. Blow out the flame and gently remove the marshmallows to a cutting board. Pour the soup into bowls, top each with a few toasted marshmallows and serve.

CHRISTINA'S SOMETIMES-YOU-FEEL-LIKE-A-NUT-SOMETIMES-YOU-DON'T SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and stir in the broth. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer until potatoes are very soft, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely chop 1/2 of the candy bar. Freeze the remaining half and just before serving shave with a vegetable peeler or large grater to garnish the soup.
• Puree the potato/broth mixture in a blender, then add in the chopped candy and continue to blend. Return the pureed mixture to the saucepan. Add in the cream, milk, sherry, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with canned whipped cream and shaved candy. Serve immediately.

NUTTY SWEET POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add the sugar, milk and butter; mix well. Add sweet potatoes and stir gently. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. , For topping, combine flour and sugar in a small bowl. Stir in butter and pecans. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

SWEET POTATO AND NUTTY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and add the diced onion. Cook until sauteed and add the curry powder.
• Cook the onion until it has absorbed the curry powder and reduce the heat to medium/low.
• Add the chicken stock, potatoes and corriander stems to the onion and cover with a lid for 20-30 minutes or until the potato starts to fall apart in the stock.
• Remove from heat and add the coconut cream and peanuts. Stir until combined.
• Use a stick blender or food processor to blend the soup until all the potato is pureed and the soup is thick.
• If you are wanting a runnier soup, add some cream or milk to the mixture.
• Serve immediately topped with corriander leaves and season with salt and pepper.