Santa Fe Sweet Potato Soup

Name: Santa Fe Sweet Potato Soup
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon pumpkin seed oil or other vegetable oil; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 2 sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks; 4 cloves garlic, whole; 6 to 8 cups chicken stock (page 91) or water; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 whole cloves; 10 allspice berries; Salt; 2 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and julienned, for garnish; 1/4 cup toasted pepitas, chopped, for garnish; 1/2 cup crème fraîche or sour cream, for garnish

December 9, 2011

The sweet potatoes in this comforting soup need nothing more than traditional Southwestern spices and a topping of jalapeños and toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds).

Cooks' Note

Suggested Beverage: A spicy white wine is in order here, something along the lines of a Cortese, Dry Creek Vineyard’s Chenin Blanc, or a Gewürztraminer.

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