Sweet Potato Soup - simple but great!

Name: Sweet Potato Soup - simple but great!
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; 1.25 litre / 1.25 quarts chicken or vegetable stock (, low sodium (Note 2)); 1.5 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)

"A good amount of leek and onion plus hefty tablespoon of cumin makes this sweet potato soup anything but boring!..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

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

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2 onions (, diced)

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

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2 garlic cloves (, chopped)

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

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1 tbsp cumin powder

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

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1.5 tsp cooking / kosher salt

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1 tsp black pepper

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

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

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

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