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Thai Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup

A blended soup of sweet potato and carrot with red curry paste and lime.
Course Lunch, Soup
Cuisine Thai
Keyword Carrot, Sweet Potato
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 sweet potato large, cut into 1cm cubes
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 3 cm ginger finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp red curry paste
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 1 handful coriander roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 500 ml chicken stock
  • 400 ml coconut milk

Instructions

  • Add the oil and onions to a heavy bottomed pan and fry for 3 minutes until softened then add the garlic and cook for a minute and add the ginger and cook for another minute.
  • Add the carrot, sweet potato and Thai curry paste and fry for a minute then add the coconut milk, stock and fish sauce and cook for 30 minutes.
  • Take off the heat, leave to cool for 5 minutes and then blend. Stir in the lime juice, serve and scatter over the coriander leaves.