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Sweet potato, chilli and lime Soup Recipe

SWEET POTATO, CHESTNUT, CHILLI & LIME SOUP from Gourmet Glow.

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Sweet potato, chilli and lime Soup Recipe
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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 2 tbsp Ghee or Olive Oil
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes, diced
  • 5 sticks celery finely chopped
  • 3 shallots, finely chopped
  • 180g cooked chestnuts
  • 1 vegetable stock pot
  • 1 tbsp crushed garlic
  • 1 tbsp crushed ginger
  • 2 tbsp coriander stalks, finely chopped
  • 1 Red Chilli, Deseeded and finely chopped (add another if you like it really hot)
  • 2 limes, zested and juiced
  • salt and pepper, to taste

SWEET POTATO, CHESTNUT, CHILLI & LIME SOUP from Gourmet Glow. A warming and spicy soup with lots of interesting flavours. Smooth and unctuous like velvet with a mellow sweetness spiked with chilli and zesty with lime and fragrant coriander. Made using @steenbergsltd chilli powder alongside fresh chilli, this one is a winner 

Method

01
Heat the oil in a large lidded pan and add the shallot and celery with a pinch of salt. Add a splash of water and sweat over a medium heat with the lid on for 10-15 minutes until soft and sweet but not coloured. 
02
Add the garlic, ginger and lemongrass and cook out the raw flavours for 1 minute.
03
Add the chilli, Kashmiri Chilli and coriander stalks and cook for a further minute before adding the zest of 1 lime and the stock pot.
04
Add the sweet potato and 1.5 litres water. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes or until the potato begins to break down.
05
Add the chestnuts and cook for a further 5 minutes.
06
Add the juice of 2 limes and remove from the heat.
07
Allow to cool for 5 minutes before blending until very smooth in a blender. Do this in batches and remove the stopper and replace with a tea towel to prevent burns. Alternatively, blend using a hand blender until ultra-smooth.
08
Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and extra lime juice/zest.
09
Enjoy sprinkled with fresh coriander and more chilli if you like.