Gourmet Garden<\/a> Herb Pastes in my fridge. Basil, Coriander, Chilli, Lemongrass, even Parsley (for when my parsley has gone to seed in the garden) all mean I have my favourite flavours at my fingertips. My other trick is to buy the fresh Kaffir lime leaves when you see them and throw them in the freezer. They freeze dry and you can use them as you would dried bay leaves.<\/p>\nI was planning on making a plain pumpkin soup for tea tonight, but changed my mind when I spied a large sweet potato in the local store and that was it. I made this in the Thermomix. If you don’t have a Thermomix, then make it on the stove, but it will take a lot longer and you’ll need a stick blender to process it at the end. Recipe developed for the TM31.<\/p>\n
Thai Sweet Potato Soup<\/b><\/p>\n
1 onion, peeled and quartered
\na little oil
\n800g sweet potato, peeled and chopped into large pieces
\n1 Tbsp coriander paste
\n1\/4 Tsp Chilli Paste (or to taste)
\n1 Tbsp Lemongrass Paste
\n2 tsp Basil Paste
\n1 litre water
\n2 tsp chicken stock powder
\n3 Tbsp Fish sauce
\ntwo or three Kaffir Lime Leaves
\n1 small can coconut milk<\/p>\n
Place onion into TM bowl and chop 3 seconds\/speed 5<\/b>. Add oil and saute for 3 minutes\/<\/b>Varoma\/s<\/b>peed 1.<\/b>\u00a0Add all the pastes and saute for a further minute on Varoma.
\nAdd sweet potato and saute for 2 minutes\/Varoma\/speed 1.<\/b>
\nAdd water, stock powder, sauce and lime leaves and cook 18 minutes\/Varoma\/speed 1.<\/b>\u00a0Place the basket on top to prevent any overflow. Remove lime leaves.
\nAdd coconut milk and place MC on top. Blend by slowly increasing speed up to 8 or 9 for a few seconds. be very careful.<\/p>\n
Pour into bowls and squirt a dob of Coriander Paste into soup. Swirl with a toothpick or skewer.<\/p>\n
Add more water if soup is too thick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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