Posted on
by 
0 Comments
The flavors of Asia in a sweet potato soup. Super easy to make and perfect for a quick dinner. The soup is vegetarian but can easily be adjusted.
Asian sweet potato soup
I am a big fan of soup. Any soup really. It is such an easy way to make a quick and healthy meal, it is perfect for using up leftover vegetables and it delicious too. What more can you want?
Take this Asian sweet potato soup for example: it is very easy to prepare and to pimp it a bit from your ‘average’ sweet potato soup I added some Asian flavors. A bit of fish sauce, some lemon grass and voila dinner is ready. For me those are the ultimate Asian ingredients to use.
Easily adapted
Now this Asian sweet potato soup is vegetarian but you can very easily change it to include something like chicken. In fact I think chicken would be a perfect addition to the soup or just go for the sweet potato soup with chicken that is already on the site. Or if you love sweet potato in the soup but are looking for something else; this peanut soup is my all time favorite!
Asian sweet potato soup
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes approx. 750 gr, in cubes, peeled
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 1 onion chopped small
- 2 tbsp coriander stalks chopped
- 1 ltr vegetable stock
- 1 tsp lemon grass grated, or bruised stalk
- 1 tsp galangal grated
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 100 ml coconut cream
- 1/2 lime peel
- coriander leaves to serve
How to make the Asian sweet potato soup
- Take a large souppot and heat the coconut oil. Add the onion and fry until they become translucent. Add the lemon grass, cilantro stalks, galangal and turmeric and bake alongside for a bit.
- Add the sweet potato cubes, the garlic, lime-peel, fishsauce and the stock and bring to the boil.
- Turn the heat down and cook for about 15 minutes or until the potato is soft. Remove the limepeel from the soup and if you have used the whole lemongrass stalk remove that as well.Puree the rest of the soup with a stickblender
- Once smooth, add the coconut cream and the lime juice.
- Serve with fresh coriander and a swirl of coconut on top.
Nutrition Information per portion:
Disclaimer:
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
