Recipe name:
Holiday Sweet Potato Soup
Recipe category:
Soups
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Recipe details:
-JUDI M. PHELPS 3 tb Butter 1/4 c Shallots; chopped 1/2 md Onion; diced 2 Stalks celery; sliced 6 c Homemade chicken stock pn Nutmeg 1 1/2 lb Sweet potatoes; peeled and -diced into 1-inch pieces 1 c Half and half 3 tb Dry sherry White pepper to taste 1/2 c Walnuts; chopped finely Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add the shallots, onion, and celery; cook over low heat about 6 minutes (keep stirring). Add chicken stock, nutmeg, and sweet potatoes. Bring mixture to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for about 30 minutes. When the potatoes seem tender, put the mixture into a food processor or blender and mix until smooth. Put mixture into a saucepan and add the half and half and sherry. Stir to mix and smooth out. Season with pepper and continue to heat but don't bring to a full boil. Place walnuts in a small dish and have each diner sprinkle the chopped walnuts in the filled soup bowl. Serves about 6 people. From the kitchen of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@slip.net or jphelps@best.com |