Curry Sweet Potato Soup

A dietician at work told me that sweet potatoes are probably the single most nutritious raw food that exists. She said that if I were to be trapped on a desert island with only one food I should choose high-grade dog food.
"In lieu of dog food, your second best bet would be sweet potato," she told me. That's when I started my love affair with this amazing food.
So here is my recipe for sweet potato soup serving 6. Be advised, this is a pureed soup so you'll need a food processor or blender.

Ingredients
3 medium-sized sweet potatoes
5 stalks of celery
2 cloves of garlic
1 medium onion
2 Tbsp kosher salt
4 Tbsp curry powder (or more or less, according to your taste for curry)
3 Tbsp olive oil
3 cups chicken stock
3 cups water 
 
I have a coconut in this photo but alas, the water was sour and I didn't use it. I don't think it adds much to the soup but it sure added to the kid-fun. What a cheap novelty!
Anyway, when it was a done and made, I didn't miss the coconut water so let's omit it.

Step 1:

Preheat the oven to 375 and cut up the washed sweet potatoes into small-ish chunks. Coat those with about half the oil on a baking sheet and sprinkle a bit of salt over the top. Bake them for an hour. Now is a good time to pour a gin and tonic and/or read to the kids. 

Next, cut up the onion and celery, coarse or fine. It doesn't really matter since it will all be zipped in the food processor later. Saute these in the rest of the oil until soft. Reduce heat to med/low before adding the garlic and the curry together. Cook that for 2 more minutes. 

Comments

[zomfibame]

looks yummy

[jessyratfink]

This looks fantastic! Looks like you have some good helpers, too. :D

[donedirtcheap]

It is so funny that you of all people commented on this. We have been admiring and enjoying your instructables so much that you and Scoochmaroo approach celebrity status in our kitchen. Thanks.

[ChrysN]

Sounds delicious!