Thai Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• Oil, for cooking
• 2 tbsp Thai curry paste (red or green)
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cups vegetable or chicken stock
• 400 ml tinned coconut milk
• coriander leaves, to garnish

Method

Heat a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add a splash of oil and the Thai curry paste and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring often, until fragrant.

Add the onion and celery and cook in the paste for 5 minutes.

Add sweet potato, and season with the salt and pepper. Then add the stock to the saucepan, increase the heat and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the saucepan and cook for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potato is tender. Purée the soup and strain into a clean saucepan.

Whisk in the coconut milk, season with salt and pepper and bring back up to the heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately.