Chicken and Sweet Potato Soup~

This mildly spiced soup adds a new dimension to your menu. You can easily make this kind of soup within a very short time. This will definitely satiate your taste buds.

Ingredients~

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil,
• 2 pieces of chopped garlic cloves,
• 1 seeded and chopped red chili,
• 1 tablespoon of chopped ginger,
• 1 stalks lemon grass; bashed,
• 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander,
• 2 tablespoons of red thai curry paste,
• 750 ml of chicken stock,
• 160 ml of coconut cream,
• 500 g of sweet potatoes (peeled and roughly chopped),
• 2 cups of sliced chicken breasts,
• 4 teaspoons of lemon juice,
• 1 teaspoon of sugar,
• 1 teaspoon of fish sauce,
• salt according to taste.

Instructions~

1. At first heat the oil in a large saucepan. Then pour the garlic, chili, ginger, lemongrass, coriander and curry paste and stir it some time and cook for 2 - 3 minutes until the aromas are released.
2. Now pour the chicken stock, coconut cream and sweet potatoes and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Remove the lemongrass and discard. Carefully transfer to a blender and blend until smooth.
3. Then return to the saucepan, add the chicken and cook gently for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Pour the lemon juice, sugar and fish sauce and stir it properly.
4. Lastly serve the hot chicken and sweet potato soup, scatter with the coriander leaves and enjoy.