So there has to be one upside to this freezing and somewhat miserable weather – the food that we make to warm ourselves up.
I must admit that generally I am not the biggest fan of soups. However I have been ill this week and thought that soup would be a safe stepping stone to reintroduce my stomach into eating again. When I do occasionally foray into the world of soup I gravitate toward the Asian varieties; pho, miso, laska etc as I love the depth of flavour in these cuisines. In this recipe I have combined my love of Asian aromatics with the classic British method of making soup (i.e. blending up any vegetables that are to hand). The result is pretty spectacular; vibrant in both colour and in taste this is a must try recipe to get you through the winter months.
Serves 4 – 6
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 thumb sized piece of ginger, peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 large bunch of fresh coriander
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 600 ml water
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 lime
- sesame seeds or salted peanuts (optional for garnish)
Method
- Heat the coconut oil in a large saucepan on a high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, chili flakes and the finely chopped stalks from the fresh coriander (reserving the leaves for garnish). Fry for around 3 – 5 minutes until the smell of these wonderful aromatics fill your kitchen. Add the sweet potato to the pan and fry for 5 minutes. You may need to add a little more coconut oil at this point.
- Pour the coconut milk, water and turmeric into the pan; season with salt and pepper, cover and leave it to simmer for 15 minutes or until the sweet potato has softened.
- Using either a food processor or hand held blender blitz the mixture until smooth. Return it to the pan, squeeze over the juice of 1 lime, stir until combined and heat it up for a further 5 minutes.
- Divide the soup between several bowls and top with the coriander leaves, sesame seeds or peanuts and a final sprinkle of chili flakes.
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Yummy! Will definitely be making this soup soon!!
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This is a keeper. Sounds delicious.
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yum! thank you!
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Reblogged this on Nawk and commented:
Looks sooooo tasty!
Hawk would enjoy this.
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Looks and sounds fantastic!
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Love thick home made soups; sweet potato or butternut squash are favourite “bases” for a winter warmer. Having to wipe eyes and wash the walls after blitzing with the hand blender is the only down side.
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Lovely photographs and yummy soup!
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Sweet potato, ginger and coconut make for a delicious combination..
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This looks delicious! 😍🌿💪🙌
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This is a beautiful soup! I make a similar one with Butternut squash, and must say that using coconut oil is such a good idea, that I am going to steal!!!
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Looks awesome! I like it!
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looks tastely
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Great soup for a non-soup-lover. Thanks
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Perfect for a cold day!
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Reblogged this on Collective Cogitations.
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Added this soup to my menu for the upcoming week. Yummy!! Thanks for sharing.
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Wow! I am so going to try this 🙂
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This is definitely on my list for soups to try. Thank you
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Looks delicious!
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Thanks for the share!
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I’ve made a very similar soup only with butternut squash. I love soup. Yours looks so beautiful.
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I have all of these ingredients in my kitchen right now. I am definitely going to try this!
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Adding this to my collection for a damp, cold winter night. This would be perfect with a big piece of naan to sop it up!
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Great post I will definitely try this one
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