Tuesday 24 November 2015

Soup: Sweet potato and lentil soup

Ingredients: makes enough for five or six, depending on how hungry you are
one very large sweet potato or a medium and a small one, peeled and chopped
one onion, peeled and chopped
butter
garlic puree - a squeeze
nutmeg
three tbsps red/orange lentils
a stock pot (I used vegetable)
black pepper
salt
instant mash powder

Method
Thermione way
saute the onion and butter at 100, speed 2/5 mins
Add the sweet potato, garlic puree, nutmeg, lentils. stock pot, pepper and enough boiling water to make 1.5 L.
Cook at varoma/speed 2/15 mins or until vegetables are cooked
Puree on 10 for 1 minute
Add mash and puree again for 30 seconds.
Taste and adjuct seasonings if necessary.  I added some salt.
Reheat to simmering and serve.

Normal way:
Saute the onion and butter for 5 mins or so
Add the sweet potato, garlic puree, nutmeg, lentils. stock pot, pepper and enough boiling water to make 1.5 L
Simmer, covered, for 15 mins or until sweet potato is cooked..
Puree using a stick blender or other blender
Add mash and puree again
Taste and adjuct seasonings if necessary.  I added some salt.
Reheat to simmering and serve.

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