Cream of Sweet Potato Soup (Crema Di Papata Dolci E Gabretti)

Submitted by Hey Jude

"Another great-looking sweet potato recipe from the Chicago Tribune, this one comes from Massimo Salatino, corporate chef for Francesca Restaurants."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 medium leek
• 3 peeled and chopped sweet potatoes (about 8-oz. each.)
• 3 peeled and chopped carrots
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth (or equivalent amount your homemade)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄3 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• chopped fresh chives
• crouton

directions

1. Combine oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and leeks; cook, stirring frequently, until they release their flavors, about 5 minutes; add sweet potatoes, carrots, broth, cumin and cinnamon; heat to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer; cook until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Puree until smooth in a blender or food processor; return soup to saucepan.
3. Stir in cream, salt and pepper to taste; garnish with chives and croutons.

Reviews

[Chicagoland Chef du Jour]

Hey Jude, this is DELIGHTFUL! I had several cups of sweet potatoes leftover from recipe#267920 and they were already seasoned. I followed your recipe & added all the ingredients except the cinnamon. I also subbed a yellow onion for the leek. This is amazing! I'll serve it up with some leftover Christmas ham and we're good to go! Thanks you for truly delicious soup Jude! YUM!

 

[Ginger Rose]

Lovely soup! It was very easy to make especially I was using a pressure cooker. Thanks.

 

[tlmiller]

Served this for 14 people at Thanksgiving & it was wonderful! Everyone really liked it. Easy to make, travelled well in the car, reheated well & was tasty ... what more could you want?!

 

[Carianne]

Absolutely delightful! Funny, i got into an arguement with the grocer about sweet potatoes versus yams (becuase I always get them confused and am afraid to buy the wrong one). Well, he swore up and down that the wite ones are sweet potates and the orange ones are yams (this, byt he way, is the opposite of what the zaar dictionary tells me). I ignored him and used the orange ones. It is YUMMY! On enote on the recipe, though--was I really only supposed to simmer for 5 minutes? I simmered for about half an hour... Anyway, I love the combination of the cinnamon and cumin. Ya'll need to try this one!