There’s no denying the comfort provided by a warm bowl of soup — and when it’s this creamy soup made with simple ingredients like sweet potatoes, onions, coconut milk and spices, it’s like your favorite blanket, a purring kitten and a friendly hug all wrapped into one! Sappy metaphors aside, you’ll find plenty of flavor, warmth and nourishment in every spoonful of this vibrantly colored dish.
If you have access to a smoker, use it to add a new level of smoky depth to your sweet potatoes; if not, the oven cooking method is soup-erb!
Smoked Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 1/2 yellow onion, halved
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 can coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Salt and pepper
- Green onion
- Olive oil
Instructions
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Set smoker OR oven to 375 degrees. Wash potatoes, pierce a few holes, rub with a little oil and season with salt and pepper.
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On a baking sheet, place potatoes, garlic cloves, and onion. Place on/in the smoker (or oven) and close the lid.
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After about 45 minutes, check the tenderness; you want a fork to pierce through with ease. Continue to cook if necessary. Remove and cool.
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Remove skin from potatoes. In a blender, add potatoes, vegetable stock, coconut milk, ginger, salt and pepper. Blend until creamy.
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In a sauce pot over medium heat, pour in soup. Add turmeric. Mix well and warm up for 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes
Tip:
Adding turmeric at the end when the soup is heating in the pot is done to prevent this vibrantly colorful spice from staining your blender.
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