Caribbean Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

Name: Caribbean Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 medium sweet potatoes; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1/2 cup finely chopped onion; 1/2 cup finely chopped celery; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 2 cups skim milk; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

Submitted by morgainegeiser

"Sweet potatoes and yams thrive on many of the Caribbean islands. They show up in everything from soups to desserts. This soup is creamy, sweet and very tasty."

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photo by AcadiaTwo

Ready In:: 1hr 25mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

3 medium sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
¹⁄₂ cup finely chopped onion
¹⁄₂ cup finely chopped celery
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 cups skim milk
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground allspice

directions

Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a sharp knife and bake in a 350°F oven 1 hour or until tender.
When cool enough to handle, peel, place in a large bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher.
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic and basil.
Cook, stirring frequently, 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Add small amounts of water as necessary, about a tablespoon at a time to prevent sticking.
Gradually sit milk into saucepan. Add mashed sweet potatoes, salt, pepper, and allspice.
Cook, stirring frequently, until soup just begins to boil.
Serve right away or remove from heat and cover until serving time.

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Very much enjoyed!! I baked my sweet potatoes ahead of time, so that when I came to make the soup, after work on a cool Monday night, it was very quickly prepared. I didn't actually mash the potato flesh, just chopped it into the soup, but it broke down and created a smoothish/chunkyish texture, which we enjoyed! I also added a bit more water, as I went. Lovely soup, enjoyed with a stick of home-baked French bread, thank you! Made for Oz/NZ swap#36

Karen Elizabeth
This soup was lovely, it was so flavorful and tasty. I also didn't mash the potatoes completely, resulting in a great texture. Thank you so much for sharing this great recipe that was quick and easy to make.

Baby Kato
When making this recipe I decided to stick with the 'creamy' part of it so did peel the sweet potatoes, but another time I'd like to try it WITH skins, & dicing the cooked potatoes very small! As I'm always saying, I love those skins! For those of us who really enjoy yams, this soup is a delight to have on the table! Definitely a keeper recipe! Thanks for posting! [Tagged, made & reviewed in the FAMILY PICKS part of ZWT5]

Sydney Mike
Delicious! Creamy stunning soup that has complex flavors with an Autumn appearance. I also did not finely mash the sweet potatoes. I didn't use as much celery as called for as I only had one small stalk. Made for Australia New Zealand recipe swap.

AcadiaTwo
I scaled this back to use 2 sweet potatoe and followed through. I think though my sweet potatoes were on the larger side but when added to the pot I had a mix thick enough to eat with a fork so ended up adding another 1.5 cups of milk to get a soup consistency and served with recipe #410882 for a very enjoyable lunch on a chilly sunny day. Thank you morgainegeiser, made for Aussie/Kiwi Swap #42 July 2010.

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