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Title: Garlic and Sweet Potato Soup Categories: Cooking liv, Import Yield: 1 Servings 1/4 c Plus 1 tablespoon vegetable -oil 3 md Leeks, trimmed and coarsely -chopped 1 lg Head garlic, cloves -separated and peeled 3 lb Sweet potatoes, peeled and -cut into 1-inch chunks 8 c Chicken stock or water, (up -to 10) Salt and freshly ground -black pepper 1/2 c Crumbled feta cheese 1/4 c Finely chopped fresh chives In a large heavy pot heat 3 tablespoons oil and saute the leeks until tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Reserve 3 large cloves of the garlic. Add the remaining garlic and sweet potatoes to the pot and stir to combine. Add enough chicken stock or water to barely cover the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until the sweet potatoes are very tender about 20 to 30 minutes. Cut the reserved 3 cloves of garlic into very thin slices. In a small skillet heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and cook the sliced garlic until golden. Transfer garlic chips to paper towels to drain. In a blender puree the soup, in batches, until smooth and transfer to another pot. Taste soup and adjust seasoning if necessary. Return soup to a simmer. Ladle soup into serving bowls and garnish with garlic chips, crumbled feta cheese and chives. Yield: 6 servings Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8872 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #596 by Angele Freeman |