SWEET POTATO AND BRANDY SOUP
A fantastic soup for a chilly fall evening. The scent of brandy and allspice will permeate throughout your home. You can puree the soup if you like, although I prefer to leave it chunky.
Provided by amanda1432
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Sweet Potato Soup Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool, peel, and mash. Set aside.
- In a medium skillet over medium high heat, cook and stir onions in olive oil until translucent. Add white wine, red wine, and brandy, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add mashed sweet potatoes, stirring to incorporate. Dissolve bouillon cubes in water and add to the soup with the allspice. Simmer another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 380.8 calories, Carbohydrate 74 g, Cholesterol 0.3 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 11.8 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 1285.8 mg, Sugar 23.5 g
SWEET POTATOES WITH BRANDY AND RAISINS
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, let the raisins soak in the brandy for 20 minutes. Grease a shallow baking pan with butter and layer sweet potato slices. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, water and margarine and bring to a boil. Add the raisins and brandy and pour mixture over sweet potatoes. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes, basting with juices.
ROASTED SWEET POTATO & CARROT SOUP
This silky smooth, super versatile vegetarian soup is perfect for a dinner party starter, everyday dinner or warming lunch. Plus it's two of your five-a-day
Provided by Chelsie Collins
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Soup, Starter, Supper
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7 and put 500g chunked sweet potatoes and 300g chunked carrots into a large roasting tin, drizzled with 2 tbsp olive oil and plenty of seasoning.
- Roast the vegetables in the oven for 25-30 mins or until caramelised and tender.
- Meanwhile, put the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large deep saucepan and fry 2 finely chopped onions over a medium-low heat for about 10 mins until softened.
- Add 2 crushed garlic cloves and stir for 1 min before adding 1l vegetable stock. Simmer for 5-10 mins until the onions are very soft, then set aside.
- Once the roasted vegetables are done, leave to cool a little, then transfer to the saucepan and use a hand blender to process until smooth. Stir in 100ml crème fraîche, a little more seasoning and reheat until hot.
- Serve in bowls topped with a swirl of crème fraîche and a good grinding of black pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 419 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 27 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium
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