Sweet Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups beef stock or 4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups vegetable stock
• 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 2 cups half-and-half or 2 cups milk
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• sour cream (optional) or plain yogurt, for garnish (optional)
• chopped fresh chives (to garnish, optional, optional) (optional) or fresh tarragon (to garnish, optional, optional) (optional) or fresh parsley (to garnish) (optional)
• 1 dash cayenne (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine the stock, sweet potatoes, celery, onion, bay leaf, and tarragon in a large pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 2 reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• 3 discard the bay leaf, puree the soup in batches in an electric blender or food processor, and return to the pot. add the half-and-half, salt, and pepper and bring to a simmer.
• 4 garnish with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of chopped herbs if desired. don't forget the freshly ground black pepper, and some goat cheese on top might also be a nice contrast to the sweetness of the sweet potatoes. enjoy!