Best Southern Sweet Potato Soup Recipes

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Line the broiling pan with foil and spread the cubed sweet potato in a single layer and drizzle the first amount of oil over the potatoes.
• Roast the potatoes for about 15-20 minutes, turn once
• Heat the second amount of oil in a soup pan over medium heat and cook the onion, garlic, celery, and shallot until soft.
• Add the tomato paste and stir until combined with vegetables.
• Add the broth, cream corn, bay leaf and bring to a boil, add the baking potato and cover the pot and simmer 25-30 minutes or until the potato is tender.
• Add the sweet potatoes, whole corn kernels, and cream or milk, stir well.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Note: you can certainly make this soup vegan by leaving out the cream or milk, it is just as good.
• Enjoy!

SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into ½" chunks; set aside.
• 2. In large, heavy bottomed soup kettle, heat butter or oil over medium heat. Cook onion, celery and carrots until onion softens, about 4 minutes. Add bell pepper and garlic; stir and cook another 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
• 3. Add 6 cups of the chicken broth, reserving ½ cup. Add molasses, potatoes, salt, cinnamon, and turmeric. Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until sweet potatoes are soft. Stir occasionally.
• 4. Stir cornstarch into reserved ½ cup chicken broth, then stir this into the soup. Simmer another 10 minutes.
• 5. If desired, puree the soup with a hand blender or in a food processor. Return soup to pot and stir in the half & half. Heat to serving temperature but do not boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6. Quicker version using canned sweet potatoes: Use two 15-ounce cans sweet potatoes. Drain and reserve the liquid, and cut potatoes into ½" chunks. Add chicken broth to the reserved liquid to make the 6 ½ cups. Use 2 cups frozen Mirapoix mix to replace the onion, celery and carrots in step 2. Omit molasses and ½ tsp of the salt. You may only need to simmer 15 minutes instead of 30 in step 3. Proceed as above.