Indomex Original Recipe – Thai Sweet Potato Soup

This easy Thai Sweet Potato Soup is spicy, fragrant, and packed with comforting flavours that makes it perfect for a cold winter night. I like to use orange sweet potatoes as love their earthy flavour, but recipe works just as well with butternut – our authentic Indomex Thai Red Curry paste adds a little “zing” – it is a spicier version of the popular Indomex Thai Green Curry paste but no less fragrant with a balance of warming spice, chilli, garlic and lemongrass that meld beautifully with the sweetness of the veg; and the addition of the Indomex Peanut Sate Sauce takes this soup from “delicious” to “sublime”.

Thai Sweet Potato Soup

(serves 4-6)

For the soup:

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 cloves crushed garlic
• Thumb-size fresh ginger, grated
• 3 medium orange sweet potatoes, diced (approx. 500 grams)
• 1 Red Pepper, diced
• 2 Tablespoons Indomex Thai Red Curry Paste
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 4 Tablespoons Indomex Peanut Sate Sauce
• 1 can coconut milk
• 2 Tablespoons light soy sauce

To Serve:

• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• Handful of chopped fresh coriander
• ½ cup crushed peanuts (optional but adds a delicious crunch)

Instructions

1. Sautee onions, garlic and ginger in olive oil until translucent & fragrant.
2. Add the sweet potatoes & red pepper and sauté on medium-high for aprox. 5 minutes.
3. Stir in the curry paste & cook until fragrant. Add the stock, sate sauce, coconut milk, and soy sauce, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for approx. 20 minutes until the sweet potatoes are tender.
4. Blend soup with a stick blender until smooth and creamy, add more stock if too thick. Season with salt & pepper to taste
5. Ladle into soup bowls, top with toasted peanuts, fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime juice and Enjoy!

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