Sweet Potato, Carrot, & Thyme Soup
super easy
Sweet Potato, Carrot, & Thyme Soup
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 4 Sweet potato (medium sized, whole)
- 4 Carrot (whole, peeled)
- 1 tbsp Garlic (peeled and chopped)
- 1 Onion (peeled and diced)
- 6 sprig Fresh thyme (with thyme leaves removed )
- 6 cup Chicken broth
- 1/3 cup Cream
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1/8 tsp Ground cayenne pepper (optional)
- 15 1/2 oz White beans
- 2 tsp Salt and pepper (each)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Place potatoes in a covered baking dish with a bit of water at the bottom. Cover and bake for about an hour or so.
- While roasting potatoes, start on the base of the soup. In a soup pot, add a bit of olive oil, some onion, garlic. Sauté for a few minutes. Remove from pot.
- Add a bit more oil. Chop the carrots into thin rounds and add to pot. Caramelize the carrots for about 5 minutes or so stirring often.
- Add back in the onion and garlic mixture with the carrots. Add in thyme, 1 tsp salt & pepper, and garlic powder. Mix around well.
- Add chicken broth, white beans.
- Once sweet potatoes are ready, peel off skin and add to soup pot. Mix everything together and add in the honey, white beans, and heavy cream.
- Use an emulsion blender to puree the mixture or transfer in batches to a food processor.
- Add an additional teaspoon or so of salt and pepper as needed. Add cayenne pepper if desired. Enjoy!
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