Dinner for One: Sweet Potato Soup
And lunch for one tomorrow too! Yay! Actually that's kinda sad. Well, one day it wont be for just one. One day.
I sauteed some onion bits and minced bits of two garlic cloves in a pot with some olive oil. I then grated up and entire sweet potato! yes, my arm hurts! I added that to the pot and stirred it around. I then grated up some baby carrots and mixed them in. I just did this right over the pot. They're easy enough to grate anyway. I'd mis after each carrots so they'd get mixed more thoroughly.
I poured in some red wine, and after this, I began to add the water. I only add a little bit at a time just so I don't overdo it. If I had a handy dany puree thing, I'd have done that, but I don't. It's have made this soup much more awesome if it was pureed, though.
I then diced up some mushrooms and added them in. I then added some apple jelly, cinnamon, chili powder, a pinch of cayenne, salt, black pepper, freshly grated ginger... hmm, I think that may be it. I kinda just added whatever I thought would be nice. It came out a little sweet, subtly spicey. It was nice. You could always make it spicier or sweeter or even saltier if you want. have fun with it.
I then adden some diced up bok choy because I have to use then bok choy somehow. I only used about one stalk. I then added some milk.
I stirred it quite a bit hoping I'd maybe mix in the grated potato a little bit more, but ti didn't much. I cook the whole thing from beginning to end for about half an hour. Maybe if I'd have cooked it a little more, the sweet potato would have fallen apart more, but I didn't want to destroy all the luscious phytochemicals.
Did I mention I put butter in this? I did put a little dab of butter during the sauteeing part. just a bit for richness, but not too much. I wanted a fairly healthy dish. mmm, beta carotene.
I sauteed some onion bits and minced bits of two garlic cloves in a pot with some olive oil. I then grated up and entire sweet potato! yes, my arm hurts! I added that to the pot and stirred it around. I then grated up some baby carrots and mixed them in. I just did this right over the pot. They're easy enough to grate anyway. I'd mis after each carrots so they'd get mixed more thoroughly.
I poured in some red wine, and after this, I began to add the water. I only add a little bit at a time just so I don't overdo it. If I had a handy dany puree thing, I'd have done that, but I don't. It's have made this soup much more awesome if it was pureed, though.
I then diced up some mushrooms and added them in. I then added some apple jelly, cinnamon, chili powder, a pinch of cayenne, salt, black pepper, freshly grated ginger... hmm, I think that may be it. I kinda just added whatever I thought would be nice. It came out a little sweet, subtly spicey. It was nice. You could always make it spicier or sweeter or even saltier if you want. have fun with it.
I then adden some diced up bok choy because I have to use then bok choy somehow. I only used about one stalk. I then added some milk.
I stirred it quite a bit hoping I'd maybe mix in the grated potato a little bit more, but ti didn't much. I cook the whole thing from beginning to end for about half an hour. Maybe if I'd have cooked it a little more, the sweet potato would have fallen apart more, but I didn't want to destroy all the luscious phytochemicals.
Did I mention I put butter in this? I did put a little dab of butter during the sauteeing part. just a bit for richness, but not too much. I wanted a fairly healthy dish. mmm, beta carotene.