Leek & Sweet Potato Soup
Serves 4
Easy
Total time:
Simple & easy to make soup with basic ingredients
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- 1 Large sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 2 Medium leeks, washed and sliced
- 25g Butter
- 600ml Stock, either chicken or vegetable
- Ground black pepper
- optional 4 Rashers of bacon
Method
step 1
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.step 2
Season the mixture with black pepper, remove from the heat and allow to cool.step 3
Place the cooled soup into a food processor, and liquidise until smooth.step 4
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.step 5
If desired, grill the bacon until crispy, and cut into bite sized pieces.step 6
Place the soup into the serving bowls and sprinkle the bacon pieces over the top.
