Thai sweet potato soup with coriander sprinkle

Recipes / Soups

Create a Thai-inspired dish with this creamy sweet potato soup topped with zesty coriander sprinkle.

Recipe «Thai sweet potato soup with coriander sprinkle» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp peanut oil, 1/2 red onion, chopped, 5cm piece ginger, peeled, chopped, 1/2 cup yellow curry paste, 1.2kg sweet potato, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces , 1 tbsp vegetable stock powder, 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk, 1 tbsp fish sauce , Sesame oil, to serve, Lime wedges, to serve, 1 garlic clove, finely chopped, 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped, 1/2 red onion, finely chopped, 2/3 cup chopped coriander, 1 tsp finely chopped ginger, 1 tbsp lime juice.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp peanut oil 
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped 
  • 5cm piece ginger, peeled, chopped 
  • 1/2 cup yellow curry paste 
  • 1.2kg sweet potato, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces 
  • 1 tbsp vegetable stock powder 
  • 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • Sesame oil, to serve 
  • Lime wedges, to serve 
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 
  • 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped 
  • 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 
  • 2/3 cup chopped coriander 
  • 1 tsp finely chopped ginger 
  • 1 tbsp lime juice 

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and ginger. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Add curry paste and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add sweet potato and stir for 1 min to coat. Add 3 cups (750ml) water, stock powder, coconut milk and fish sauce. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 25 mins or until sweet potato is tender. Set aside to cool for 5 mins.
  2. Meanwhile, to make the coriander sprinkle, combine the garlic, chilli, onion, coriander, ginger and lime juice in a medium bowl.
  3. Using a stick blender or processor, blend soup until smooth. Divide soup among serving bowls. Top with coriander sprinkle. Drizzle with sesame oil and serve with lime wedges.