Holiday Sweet Potato Soup
Yield
6 servingsPrep
30 minCook
30 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
shallots
chopped |
*
|
| ½ | medium |
onions
diced |
|
| 2 | each |
celery stalks
sliced |
|
| 6 | cups |
chicken broth
homemade |
|
| 1 | pinch |
nutmeg
|
*
|
| 1 ½ | pounds |
sweet potatoes, or yams
peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces |
|
| 1 | cup |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
sherry
dry |
|
| 1 | x |
white pepper
to taste |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
walnuts
finely chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 59 | ml |
shallots
chopped |
*
|
| 0.5 | medium |
onions
diced |
|
| 2 | each |
celery stalks
sliced |
|
| 1.4 | l |
chicken broth
homemade |
|
| 1 | pinch |
nutmeg
|
*
|
| 680.4 | g |
sweet potatoes, or yams
peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces |
|
| 237 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 45 | ml |
sherry
dry |
|
| 1 | x |
white pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
walnuts
finely chopped |
|
Directions
Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Add the shallots, onion, and celery; cook over low heat about 6 minutes (keep stirring).
Add chicken stock, nutmeg, and sweet potatoes.
Bring mixture to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for about 30 minutes.
When the potatoes seem tender, put the mixture into a food processor or blender and mix until smooth.
Put mixture into a saucepan and add the half and half and sherry.
Stir to mix and smooth out.
Season with pepper and continue to heat but don't bring to a full boil.
Place walnuts in a small dish and have each diner sprinkle the chopped walnuts in the filled soup bowl.
