sweet potato potage soup

ingredients:

  • 7 ounces sweet potato
  • 1 ounce onion
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth or soup stock
  • 2 cups milk or fresh cream
  • a little salt

step 1:

Peel the sweet potato and cut in half. Slice each half into thinly slices. Peel the onion and slice thinly.

step 2:

Heat the butter in a pan and saute the sliced sweet potato and chicken broth until the sweet potato slices become soft.

step 3:

Place the sauteed sweet potato, onion and soup in a blender or mixer, and mix very well.

step 4:

Pour the mixture into a pot and heat. Add the milk (or fresh cream) and bring to a boil on medium heat. Stir in the salt and remove from the heat.

comment:

This soup has just the right sweetness if you use Japanese sweet potato. The soup becomes creamier if you use fresh cream.