Rockin Carrot, Sweet Potato, and Ginger Soup

Name: Rockin Carrot, Sweet Potato, and Ginger Soup
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon bacon grease; 1\u2009½ cups roughly chopped carrots; ½ onion, diced; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped, divided; 2 cups chicken stock, or more if needed; 1 cup roughly chopped sweet potato; 2 tablespoons ginger paste; ¼ orange, juiced, or to taste; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons half-and-half

I made this soup up when my Dad was recovering from cancer. He couldn’t chew very well but wanted taste. This is the perfect remedy for what ails ya.

INGRIDIENT

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon bacon grease

1 ½ cups roughly chopped carrots

½ onion, diced

salt and ground black pepper to taste

3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped, divided

2 cups chicken stock, or more if needed

1 cup roughly chopped sweet potato

2 tablespoons ginger paste

¼ orange, juiced, or to taste

1 tablespoon brown sugar

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 pinch ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons half-and-half

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Heat butter and bacon grease in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir carrots and onion in the melted butter-bacon grease mixture until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1/2 the thyme to carrot-onion mixture; cook and stir until thyme is fragrant, 10 to 15 seconds.

Step: 2

Stir chicken stock, sweet potato, ginger paste, remaining thyme, salt, and pepper into carrot-onion mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until sweet potato is soft and flavors of soup have blended, 15 to 20 minutes. Mix orange juice, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and cinnamon into soup.

Step: 3

Puree soup using a hand blender until smooth; mix in more chicken stock to reach desired consistency. Stir half-and-half into soup.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 93 calories; protein 1.7g; carbohydrates 15.7g; fat 3.2g; cholesterol 7.2mg; sodium 281.4mg.

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