December 24, 2006

Sweet potatoe soup

* Sweet potatoes - 3 large
* Veggie broth - about 4 cups
* Cilantro - LOTS (about a bunch)
* Limes - 2
* Half & half - 1/2 cup
* Poblano chillis (any hot chilis) - 3
* Cumin - 1tsp
* Cayenne pepper - 1-2 tsp
* Chilli powder - 1tsp
* Salt

Chop sweet potatoes into 1/2" cubes and cover with vegetable broth. Cook on high heat until potatoes are soft. While potatoes cook, roast poblano chillis under broiler. When potatoes are soft, reduce heat and mash. Juice limes and add to soup. Cut up roasted chillis and add. Reserve a bit of cilantro for serving decoration. Cut up the rest of the bunch of cilantro and add to soup. Mash again. Use half & half to make soup creamy. Add spices and simmer. Right before serving, sprinkle fresh cilantro.

You can add cilantro cream sauce as garnish.

Same thing works well with butternut squash, if you want your soup spicy, but reduce the amount of lime by half.

Credits: courtesy of Sean, squash soup idea is Pasha's

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