Curried sweet potato soup with bacon

If you've seen my recipes on here, you know I like sweet potatoes. I eat them at least a couple times a week!

This is definitely my new favorite: sweet potato soup. I made this soup up a few weeks ago when it was late and I was hungry. It's flavored with curry powder and chilies and BACON. It's sweet and spicy - not the sort of spicy that makes your nose run and your lips burn, but a soothing, warming spiciness. This could be a good recipe to use to convert people who claim they don't like spicy foods. Just don't tell them what's in it. ;)

And if you leave in the red chilies overnight, the sweet potato soup will be even spicier the next day!

Do yourself a favor and go out and buy a couple sweet potatoes right now. You definitely need to make this sweet potato soup.

Step 1: Ingredients:

• 2 sweet potatoes cut into small pieces
• 3 cups chicken or veg stock (or water)
• 1/2 onion, finely diced
• 1/2 tsp chili power
• 2 dried chilies
• pinch of cayenne
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• bacon
• 1/2-1 tbsp bacon fat

I am using my pressure cooker for this, but you can also simmer it on the stove. I'll give instructions for both ways. :D

If you keep bacon fat in the fridge (like you should!) don't worry about cooking the bacon first. If you don't have any on hand, cook the bacon first and reserve the fat to cook the onions and sweet potatoes in.

I do recommend using stock for this - at least a cup! It really does help with the flavor. I'm using what I've got on hand today, and doing one chicken bullion cube for three cups of water.

Comments

[casaubon]

Thanks for this yummy instructable.

I made this for the WonderWife the other night! It was quick, easy and hit the spot after a cold day (5 degrees!).

[msel]

Its look like Turkish lentil soup, great work :)

[maxhirez]

Oh my-that WAS Delicious! I overate-we have big bowls but one just wasn't enough. I did cheat though-I used canned yams. It probably cut the simmering time down to a third. Also I had a plunge blender like you use to mix protein shakes, which worked pretty well (except it's permanently orange now.) Thanks!

[sibuadvancetech]

wonderful！！

[OddBot]

This sounds great with Winter approaching, I'm an Aussie living in China where we have deep purple sweet potato (very sweet) and a white sweet potato (mild sweetness). I am thinking of cooking two batches, one with each potato type and carefully serving it into the bowl so you get white and purple swirls.

Now I just need to find the other ingredients..... Can anyone say "cayenne" in Cantonese?? ;-)

[Little Mom on the Prairie]

This sounds so tasty!

[HMice]

I made a curried CARROT soup before but I haven't tried it with sweet potato. The recipe was very similar, so i can be sure it's great!

[garnishrecipes]

Gorgeous, gorgeous picture! I can't wait to try this. We're butternut squash fanatics- with bacon, this seems like an upgrade :)

[Bugsley]

Sounds and looks tasty.
However when using the, Bacon Mirepoix, i.e. Bacon, Bacon Fat, & more Bacon; One must refer to the, Universal Order of Things, the corrected name of this recipe must then be.... Bacon with Curried Sweet Potato Soup.
LOL

[zurichko]

This looks super yummy and yes my immersion blender would make this easier but can I borrow your pressure cooker?

[onrust]

very creative.....looks delicious

[AussieAnglerGal]

that sounds good
how good would this go with pumpkin?

[jessyratfink]

I bet it'd work great with pumpkin or even butternut squash. :)

[AussieAnglerGal]

great! thanks :)

[PitStoP]

I love fried sweet potatoes. :) Never thought of eating it as a soup. Thanks for the recipe.

[Jayefuu]

*drool* I <3 sweet potatoes too.