smoky-spicy sweet potato soup
Cool crisp Autumn air...warm savory soup...like peanut butter and jelly...even the wee ones love this creamy creation. Mmmmmmmm....
prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled & sliced 1
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 slices smoky bacon, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot,peeled & sliced
- 1 - chipoltle pepper in adobo sauce chopped + 2tbsp adobo sauce
- 3 sprigs thyme, dried
- 1 - bay leaf
- 1 - 32oz vegetable stock or chicken stock if not vegetarian
- 1 teasp large grated orange peel + juice of one orange
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- - honey or maple syrup for drizzle
- 1 cup sour cream to dollop top
- - black pepper
How To Make smoky-spicy sweet potato soup
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Step 1In Lg saucepan, add sweet potatoes &enough water to cover. Bring to boil, salt water and cook until tender, 12-15 minutes. Drain & return to pot.
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Step 2While potatoes are cooking, in a medium pot, heat olive oil, add bacon to pan & cook over medium-high heat, stirring often until crisp, about five min. Drain on paper towel, save 1 tablespoon bacon fat. Add onion, carrot, chipoltle pepper, adobo sauce, thyme sprigs & bayleaf and cook until onion is softened 6-7 minutes. Stir in the chicken/vegetable stock orange peel, orange juice and cinnamon. Drizzle with honey or syrup and sezson with salt & peppe
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Step 3Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes. Discard bayleaf and thyme sprigs.
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Step 4Add the stock mixture to the sweet potatoes in the pot and puree with immersion blender.
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Step 5Serve soup with sour cream and crispy bacon.
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