Name: Curried Sweet Potato Soup
Cook time: 60 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: For sweet chile sauce:; 5 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 cup rice vinegar; For soup:; 2 Tbsp. olive oil; 1 large yellow onion, chopped; 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 lb. sweet potatoes or yams (about 3 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks; 8 oz. carrots (about 3 medium), peeled and cut into ½-inch chunks; 2 (13.5 oz.) cans coconut milk; 3 cups vegetable stock; 2 Tbsp. sweet chile sauce, plus more for garnish; 2 Tbsp. soy sauce or tamari; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves for garnish

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Curried Sweet Potato Soup

Recipe by Savory Spice Test Kitchen

All-Purpose Cooking

Healthy Cooking

This velvety, mild curry soup is the perfect fall or winter warmer. The recipe features an easy homemade sweet chile sauce that tasters in our test kitchen swooned over.

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Serves 6 servings

Cooking Time 60 minutes

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Ingredients

For sweet chile sauce: 5 cloves garlic, smashed

1 1/2 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

1 tsp. Mayan Sea Salt

1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup rice vinegar For soup: 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 Tbsp. Vietnamese Sweet Lemon Curry

1 tsp. Mayan Sea Salt

1 lb. sweet potatoes or yams (about 3 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 8 oz. carrots (about 3 medium), peeled and cut into ½-inch chunks 2 (13.5 oz.) cans coconut milk 3 cups vegetable stock 2 Tbsp. sweet chile sauce, plus more for garnish 2 Tbsp. soy sauce or tamari 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves for garnish

Directions

Step 1 Make sweet chile sauce

Step 2 Use a mortar & pestle or small food processor to grind garlic, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, and Mayan Sea Salt into a coarse paste. Bring sugar, water, and vinegar to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 min. Stir in garlic paste and simmer until sauce thickens into a syrupy consistency, about 10 min. Remove from heat; sauce will thicken even more as it cools. Sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator; use within a few months.

Step 3 Simmer soup

Step 4 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 10 min. or until onions are soft and starting to brown. Add ginger, garlic, Vietnamese Sweet Lemon Curry, and salt and cook for 2 more min. Stir in all remaining ingredients except cilantro and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 min. or until sweet potatoes and carrots fall apart when you put a fork through them.Step 3: Puree soup

Step 5 Carefully, and in batches if necessary, puree soup in a blender until smooth. Put the pureed soup back in the pot over low heat. Serve warm topped with cilantro leaves and drizzled with sweet chile sauce to taste.

Recipe Notes

Vegan: No substitutions needed.

Vegetarian: No substitutions needed.

Gluten-free: Use tamari in place of soy sauce.