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holiday sweet potato soup

(14 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Maven Argyle
Glen Dale, WV

A deliciously creamy soup... using not a drop of cream! It just says "Christmas" to me!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This soup is so creamy that you would swear that there would have to be heavy cream in the recipe. It has a wonderfully rich flavor as well.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(14 ratings)
yield 6 serving(s)
method Stove Top

Ingredients For holiday sweet potato soup

  • 3 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 c
    shallots, chopped
  • 1/2 md
    onion, diced
  • 2
    celery stalks, sliced
  • 6 c
    vegetable stock
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 lb
    sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 c
    half and half
  • 3 Tbsp
    dry sherry
  • pinch
    white pepper
  • 1/2 c
    pecans, chopped

How To Make holiday sweet potato soup

  • 1
    Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add the shallots, onion, and celery; cook over low heat about 6 minutes (keep stirring).
  • 2
    Add vegetable (or chicken) stock, nutmeg, and sweet potatoes; bring mixture to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for about 30 minutes. When the potatoes seem tender, put the mixture into a food processor or blender and mix until smooth.
  • 3
    Put mixture into a saucepan and add the half and half and sherry; stir to mix and smooth out. Season with pepper and continue to heat but don't bring to a full boil.
  • 4
    Place pecans in a small dish and have each diner sprinkle the chopped walnuts in the filled soup bowl.

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