Sweet Potato Soup
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large leek, washed and thinly sliced
- 2 red peppers, washed and cut in half
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 3 cups water
- 1 chicken stock cubes or 1 vegetable stock cube
- 14-12 cup milk
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 spring onions
- 4 ounces soft goat cheese
- Preheat the oven to 200 C or about 375-400 F.
- Lay the red peppers, cut side down on a baking tray along with the sweet potatoes and put in the oven.
- Pull out the red peppers when their skins are blackened, after 10-15 minutes.
- Place in a paper bag or cover in plastic wrap and leave to cool.
- Continue baking the potatoes until they are cooked through, 45-60 minutes in total.
- Meanwhile, in a large pan, saute the leeks in the olive oil until soft, about 3-5 minutes.
- When the peppers are cool, strip their skin off and put them in the pot with the leeks.
- When the potatoes are cooked, cut them in half and scoop the cooked flesh out and add it to the pot as well.
- Add the water and bring the soup up to a boil.
- Dissolve the stock cube in the water and turn down the heat until the soup is simmering.
- Leave for 3-5 minutes.
- Season to taste.
- Take off the heat and puree.
- Add the milk a bit at a time until you are happy with the thickness of the soup.
- Ladle into bowls and sprinkle some goats cheese and spring onions over the top.
- You may also add some more freshly ground black pepper.
- Serve with a hearty bread.
olive oil, red peppers, sweet potatoes, water, chicken, milk, salt, spring onions, goat cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-potato-soup-84010 (may not work)