Sweet Potato and Root Ginger Soup

[4winds]

Anyone have a recipe for this? I have chicken stock and all the usual veg., condiments, spices etc. as well as the essential sw.pots. and root ginger.
Thank you in anticipation.

[pastafreak]

Lol 4winds....I am going to do this off the top of my head...so if it seems a bit random please forgive me.

In a large sauce pan into which youhave 2tblsp of oil heating, add 1tsp of brown mustard seeds, a piece of cinnamin and a pinch of dried chilli. When the mustard seeds start to pop add 1 onion-finely chopped,2 cloves of garlic-finely chopped....and 2tblsp grated ginger. Saute until the onion has softened. Add 1 tsp each of turmeric ,ground cumin and ground coriander. Stir all together until the spices are blended. Chop your sweet potatoes into chunks and add to the pan...cover with stock and let simmer until the potato is soft. Let cool slightly -then blitz with a hand blender.Add a bit of cream or coconut milk if wanted.

[4winds]

Thanks pastafreak, I tend to cook off the top of my head also ( children used to say "oh no ! it's creative cookery tonight!) only sometimes I feel the need for a bit of guidance - so I'll give your "creative cookery" a bash.
Thanks

[pastafreak]

Let me know how it turns out hun..x

[jack daniels]

Hi pasta hun

sounds yummy!

[pastafreak]

Hi jack....how're you doing hun!

[jack daniels]

Thinking of you everytime I see a post from you!
God it's been cold today, possibly see some more snow tomorrow.
How's the 'soup kitchen' going?

[pastafreak]

It's going very well hun....would you believe we do a 3-course meal for these folks at only 1.25 per head?
And I am not stressed any more!!!

[4winds]

Hello pasta freak and Jack Daniels...
I feel a bit of a gooseberry butting into your online relationship, but I'm very interested in your "soup kitchen" and how you manage to produce a 3course meal for 1.25!!
My request for recipe was for our church cafe, to which I donate pots of soup and am always looking for something a wee bit different. Having got a bargain of 3kgs. of sweet potatoes, I'm desperate to use them.
Thanks for help and hope to get some of your thrifty tips. Are you a professional chef or cook??

[4winds]

Hello pastafreak
-just tried your soup recipe today - it was delicious! - just the right kind of warming soup for this weather i.e. snow blizzards.
thanks again,
4winds

[pastafreak]

Hi 4winds....sorry for butting into your thread yesterday...I always have to have a quick natter when I see jack as she is not about that much.
Glad you liked the soup...it really was just off the top of my head...I will have to try it now!
I work as a part time cook for a homeless charity drop-in centre.We charge �1 for lunch.....and �1.25 for a cooked breakfast. ...and that is only so that the clients know that it is not a free ride. Almost all the food we use is donated tins and packets.......As we are a charity,there is no need to make a profit.
Sorry to rabbit on......

[jack daniels]

sorry too 4winds - took over a little didn't we? ;-)

I had some boiled sweet potatoes that were then tossed in olive oil, salt & pepper, rosemary & garlic they were roasted on a high heat so that they caramalise a bit & we had that with a roast & it was yummy!

hth

[4winds]

Hello again pasta and jack
I hope you didn't take my "gooseberry" comment too seriously - I actually like all the chatty remarks and information.
I'm a fairly new AB fan, having stumled upon it looking for crossword help, then realised what a mine of information it was !!
I wish you well with your charity efforts, pasta . Our church cafe was set up as an outreach to the wider community and is frequented by lots of elderly people who see it as a meeting place . We make a profit because all the soup and a lot of the home baking is donated, so we have been ablr to give money to the local cancer charities as well as the church. And it keeps me out of mischief!!

[pastafreak]

Lol 4winds.....you sound like the sort of person who makes up our huge base of volunteers.

[4winds]

Hello pastafreak
It's really nice to have total strangers help you out when you have a question or a problem, although I'm beginning to feel that I'm getting to know a lot of people ("cyberpals" my grandchildren call them), so they're not so"strange" now.
Re charity I don't imagine I do any more than most folk, and certainly a heck of a lot less now due to age and various infirmities----but I can still make soup!!
Hope to meet you and jackdaniels some other time in cyberspace.
(I confess I thought jd was male, hence my facetious remark about your online "relationship" !!)
4w