Sweet Potato Coconut Soup Recipe

Name: Sweet Potato Coconut Soup Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds sweet potatoes, (peeled and cut into large chunks); 1.5 quarts chicken broth; 1 can coconut milk; 1 medium white onion; 2-3 cloves garlic; 1 inch ginger; 1 TBSP curry powder, (optional); 1 TBSP coconut oil; sea salt (and pepper); creme fraiche, (optional); parsley, (optional)

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I’d just come home from my CSA with more sweet potatoes than I knew what to do with. But after I sampled a butternut squash coconut soup at Whole Foods (gotta love the free samples at WF), I knew I had my answer.

I subbed the sweet potatoes for the squash, threw in some curry to liven it up a bit and topped it with some creme fraiche for an extra dose of creamy goodness.

Shazam. A sweet potato coconut soup recipe.

So simple, so nourishing and so delicious.

How to Make a Sweet Potato Coconut Soup

Sweet Potato Coconut Soup Recipe

This sweet potato coconut soup recipe also combines ginger, garlic and curry. Top it with some creme fraiche for an extra does of creamy goodness.

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Author Craig Fear

Ingredients

2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
1.5 quarts chicken broth
1 can coconut milk
1 medium white onion
2-3 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
1 TBSP curry powder, optional
1 TBSP coconut oil
sea salt and pepper
creme fraiche, optional
parsley, optional

Instructions

Mince the onion, garlic and ginger, preferably in a food processor and saute in coconut oil about 5 - 7 minutes over medium heat until softened and fragrant. Add curry powder and saute, mix well and saute another minute.
Add the chicken broth and sweet potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 20 minutes until sweet potatoes are tender. Puree with an immersion blender or hand-held blender. You can also use a regular blender though it's a bit messier and more time-consuming. Alternatively, can just mash the sweet potatoes with a potato masher and mix well for a thicker consistency.
Add coconut milk, mix well and simmer a few more minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and top with creme fraiche and chopped parsley

Recipe Notes

Here are some tips and variations:

1. Add less stock and less coconut milk for a thicker consistency and vice versa

2. Add less stock and MORE coconut milk for a more coconutty (yes, coconutty) flavor

3. Add some chili powder or chili flakes for a little more zing 4.

4. Add more curry powder for more curry flavor and vice versa or just leave it out entirely if you're not a curry fan.

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There is an entire chapter devoted to creamy vegetables soups including recipes for:

Potato Leek
Butternut Squash with Gorgonzola and Pears
Creamy Carrot-Apple with Cinnamon
Creamy Beet with Sour Cream and Chives
Cream of Mushroom with Parmesan
Many more!

And just like the sweet potato coconut soup recipe, all of the recipes are broken down into 3 simple steps.

As the tagline says, I truly wrote this book for “real people on real budgets.”

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Here’s a little of what you’ll learn:

Simple recipes for the most basic homemade bone broths
20 quick and simple Broth for Breakfast recipes including for those rushed AM hours
10 Asian Noodle soups including Thai Coconut Curry, Vietnamese Pho and Burmese Mohinga
10 Soup from the Sea recipes including Cioppino, Clam Chowder and Bouillabaisse
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About the Author

Craig Fear is the creator of Fearless Eating and the author of three books, The 30-Day Heartburn Solution, Fearless Broths and Soups and The Thai Soup Secret. After years helping clients with digestive issues, Craig decided to pursue writing full-time. He intends to write many more books on broths and soups from around the world! Click here to learn more about Craig.