Sweet Potato Soup

Name: Sweet Potato Soup
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 50 mins
Total time: 1 hr 5 mins

This orange flavored soup is popular in the United States

Categories > American Cuisine, Autumn, First Course, Gluten free, Soups, Winter

Ingredients > butter, Cayenne pepper, chicken broth, garlic, onion, orange, parsley, sweet potato, thyme

Tags > cajun creole cooking, onion, orange, soup, sweet potato, vegetable

Author > Micheline Mongrain Dontigny

Sweet Potato Soup

If fresh orange juice is not available, it can be replaced by a frozen orange juice concentrate by diluting 1 part of concentrate to 4 parts of water.

Servings: 4 à 6

Preparation15 minsCooking50 minsTotal1 hr 5 mins

4 cups, peeled and thickly sliced sweet potato

1 onion, sliced

2 cloves of garlic, peeled

1/2 tsp (2 ml) dried thyme

2 tbsp (30 ml) fresh or frozen chopped parsley

1 cup (250 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice

4 cups (1 litre) chicken broth

1/8 to ¼ tsp (0,5 ml to 1 ml ) Cayenne Pepper

Salt

1 tbsp (14 g) butter

In a large casserole, put all ingredients except Cayenne pepper, salt and butter.

Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 45 Minutes until vegetables are tender.

Purée the soup with a blender or a food processor.

Strain soup with a sieve or china cap, pour back into casserole and season to taste with salt and Cayenne pepper. Simmer 5 Minutes add butter and stir until melted.

Ingredients

4 cups, peeled and thickly sliced sweet potato

1 onion, sliced

2 cloves of garlic, peeled

1/2 tsp (2 ml) dried thyme

2 tbsp (30 ml) fresh or frozen chopped parsley

1 cup (250 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice

4 cups (1 litre) chicken broth

1/8 to ¼ tsp (0,5 ml to 1 ml ) Cayenne Pepper

Salt

1 tbsp (14 g) butter

Directions

In a large casserole, put all ingredients except Cayenne pepper, salt and butter.

Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 45 Minutes until vegetables are tender.

Purée the soup with a blender or a food processor.

Strain soup with a sieve or china cap, pour back into casserole and season to taste with salt and Cayenne pepper. Simmer 5 Minutes add butter and stir until melted.

Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients Directions