Orange Root Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons gingerroot, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 4 teaspoons madras curry powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 4 cups sweet potatoes, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
• 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 6 cups vegetable stock or 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot, sautee the onions, ginger, garlic, curry powder, chili powder, and paprika in the butter until the onions are translucent.
• 2 add the remaining vegetables and toss to coat and cook about 10 minutes.
• 3 add stock and cook until everything is soft.
• 4 take the pot off the flame and puree either using an immersion blender or in batches using a standing blender.
• 5 taste and correct the seasoning with brown sugar, salt and pepper.
• 6 note: this may take more stock to thin to desired consistency, so have some handy. my sweet potatoes were not very sweet, so i added the brown sugar.
• 7 for vegetarian do not use the chicken broth.