Thai Sweet Potato Soup
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Recipe type: Soup, Main
Cuisine: Thai, Vegan, Gluten-free
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Easy, creamy sweet potato soup infused with thai spices and a little chilli kick!
Ingredients
  • 750g (26oz) Sweet Potatoes
  • 1 fresh red chilli
  • 1½ sticks of lemongrass
  • 4 kefir lime leaves
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp. ginger, grated
  • 1 tbsp. galangal, grated
  • I tbsp. vegan bouillon or vegetable stock cube
  • 1 tbsp. soy sauce or tamari
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • Juice and zest of one lime
Instructions
  1. Pour 2 cups of boiling water into a bowl along with your bouillon/veg cube. Set aside
  2. Peel your potatoes and cut into cubes. Set aside.
  3. Roughly slice 1½ lemongrass sticks, 2 kefir lime leaves & red chilli (deseeded if desired) and place in a pestle and mortar along with your garlic, ginger and galangal. Mash into a paste, it doesn't matter if there are still a few small lumps.
  4. Heat 2 tbsp. of oil of choice in a large heavyweight cooking pot/pan on med/high and toss in your paste and 2 whole lime leaves. Let fry for 2 minutes, stirring often.
  5. Add your sweet potatoes, mix with the paste and let fry for about 5 minutes.
  6. Pour in your vegetable stock and soy sauce. Let it come to a boil, then turn to a simmer. Place the lid on and leave for about 20 minutes or until your sweet potato is tender. Remove your lime leaves.
  7. Add in coconut, lime zest and juice and blend with a hand blender until smooth (use a blender and return to the pot if you don't have a hand blender)
  8. Heat to desired temp and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe by The Hungry Herbivores at https://www.thehungryherbivores.com/thai-sweet-potato-soup/