Yam Leek Soup Food

SWEET POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare all the ingredients: Thinly slice the leek, discarding the tough green parts. Rinse the leek very well - it traps dirt easily. Mince the garlic cloves. Peel the sweet potato and dice into ~2 inch pieces
• Cook the soup: In a 3-4 quart soup pot, heat the olive oil. Add the sliced leek, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes, if using. Saute over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. This will allow the leeks to release their sweet flavor. If you wish, set aside about 2 tablespoons of sauteed leeks for garnish
• Add the vegetable stock, diced sweet potato, and turmeric. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 10 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are fully cooked.
• Use an immersion blender to carefully blend the soup until the desired consistency. I like mine mostly smooth with a few chunks of sweet potato left. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Garnish with fresh parsley leaves and sauteed leeks.

POTATO YAM AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Add the butter and leeks to a medium sized pot, pre-heated on medium heat. Sweat (sauté without browning) the leeks for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the garlic, oregano salt, pepper and coriander to the pot and sauté for another 2 minutes.
• Now add the yams, potatoes and vegetable broth or water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until the yams and potatoes are cooked and soft then remove the pot from the heat and let it cool for 5 minutes.
• Add to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Alternatively you can use an immersion blender.
• Return the soup to a pot and re-heat if serving immediately, or transfer to storage containers and refrigerate or freeze.

POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium Dutch oven, heat the oil and butter over medium heat. Add the potatoes, leeks and celery. Cook, stirring, until the leeks are tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in the chicken broth, thyme sprigs, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the thyme sprigs. Transfer about 4 cups of the soup to a blender. Remove the top insert from the lid and cover with a kitchen towel. Puree until smooth, 30 seconds. Add to Dutch oven with the remaining chunky soup. Stir in the cream and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until the soup is slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Season the soup with more salt and pepper. Garnish with celery leaves, hot sauce, prepared fried onions and another drizzle of heavy cream, if you like.

COCONUT, YAM, AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add yams; stir to coat with oil. Cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add carrot; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in leek and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add cumin and coriander; stir until evenly distributed.
• Pour lemon juice, vegetable broth, and coconut milk into the pot; stir to combine. Bring soup to a gentle boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until carrots are tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt.
• Ladle soup into serving bowls and garnish with fresh spinach.

YAM SOUP

Steps:

• Pour chicken broth into a saucepan, with curry powder, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add yam and onion, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add rice, and cook for another 20 minutes, or until rice is tender.

SWEET POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. Add leeks, and sauté slowly over low heat until tender but not brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic.
• Add sweet potatoes and 3 cups water. Simmer about 20 minutes, until tender. Purée.
• Return purée to saucepan, add milk or half-and-half, bring to a simmer, add 1 to 1 1/2 cups more water to make soup no thicker than heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper and serve with a dusting of cilantro.

YAM & LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Saute the onions with the palm oil in a large sauce pan or soup pot over medium heat for a few minutes. Stir frequently to prevent the onions from browning or burning, just soften them.
• 2. Add the apple, garlic and leeks to the pan and saute for approximately 5 minutes to allow everything to get soft.
• 3. Sprinkle in the cumin, nutmeg and sage and stir in well.
• 4. Add the water and yams. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes until the yams are soft.
• 5. Remove the soup from the heat and slowly mix in the coconut milk and give it a good stir. Season with salt and pepper.
• 6. Puree the soup right in the pot with a stick blender, it's so easy to do it this way. Serve in a bowl and sprinkle a little parsley on top to garnish.
• 7. Serve either hot or cold. I like it both ways. It's good the next day since it gives the seasonings a chance to permeate through the soup.
• 8. Enjoy!

THAI SWEET POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Put chopped onion into a pot and stir until soft.
• Add the chopped red chili (with or without seed).
• Add 2 chopped leeks.
• Add chopped garlic.
• Fill with vegetable stock.
• Bring to the boil.
• Add the chopped sweet potatoes.
• Salt/pepper to taste.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Take off the heat.
• Add coconut cream or milk.
• Blend until smooth.
• Enjoy with chunky fresh bread.

SWEET POTATO SOUP WITH GINGER, LEEK AND APPLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil or butter in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the leek and cook, stirring, until it is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the ginger and stir together until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sweet potatoes, regular potato, apples and water and bring to a simmer. Add salt to taste, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes to an hour, until all of the ingredients are thoroughly tender.
• Using an immersion blender, purée the soup (or you can use a regular blender, working in batches and placing a kitchen towel over the top to avoid splashing) until very smooth. Return to the pot, heat through and adjust salt. Ladle into bowls, squeeze a little lime juice and sprinkle a little chili powder over each serving and serve.

LEEK & SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the leeks for 4 minutes in the butter. Add the stock and sweet potato and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until the sweet potato is cooked.
• Season the mixture with black pepper, remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Place the cooled soup into a food processor, and liquidise until smooth.
• Return the soup to the pan and bring back to the boil, adding any extra water as necessary to thin the soup to the required consistency.
• If desired, grill the bacon until crispy, and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Place the soup into the serving bowls and sprinkle the bacon pieces over the top.

POTATO, YAM AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the leeks for about 5-7 minutes, or until the leeks are soft. Season with salt.
• Add the rosemary, thyme, and chili, stir for about 30 seconds.
• Add the vegetable broth and water.
• Add the potatoes, yam, and bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer, for 30 minutes.
• When the potatoes and yam are fully cooked, take out the bay leaves.
• Using either an immersion or regular blender, blend the soup to a puree. Do not use a food processor.
• To serve, season with lemon juice and freshly ground black pepper.