sweetpotato carrot soup with red tea – North Carolina Sweet Potatoes

sweetpotato carrot soup with red tea

8-10 servings

Ingredients for 8-10 servings:
400 g sweetpotatoes from North Carolina
500 g carrots
2 yellow onions
½ fresh chili
5 g fresh ginger
2 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed or olive oil
40 g butter
2 l strong Rooibos tea with citrus taste
2 vegetable stock cubes
100 ml cream
100 ml dry white wine (if you want to serve the soup cold, use sparkling wine)
Black pepper
Salt

Directions:

1. Peel and chop the onions and ginger. Wash, core and finely chop the chilli. Peel carrots and sweetpotatoes and cut into large pieces. Heat butter and oil in a large pan. Add onions, chilli and ginger and sear.

2. Add the boiled tea, stock cubes, carrots and sweetpotatoes and cook for about 15 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Then mix with a hand blender to a puree. Add the cream and simmer for about 5 minutes.

3. Add the wine just before serving. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle the soup with a little olive oil. Crispbread with cream cheese goes well with it.

Tip: The soup can be served cold or warm.