Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped yams (Oamaru Organics)
- 3 Tablespoons coconut oil
- 3 cups stock – chicken, or vegetable
- 1 onion – peeled and sliced
- 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 4 cloves of garlic – crushed
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 2/3 cup coconut milk
- ½ cup sliced basil
- pinch cayenne pepper
Yam, Ginger, and Basil Soup
Method
- Heat oil in a large saucepan
- Add in the onion, garlic, ginger, and salt and cook on a low heat until the onions are transparent and the ginger and garlic fragrant and sweet
- Add in the yams and cook a further 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Turn the heat up to medium/high and add in the stock
- Cook until yams are soft
- Blend with a stick blender until smooth
- Finally add in the basil, coconut milk, and cayenne pepper
- Less is more with the cayenne, add a little, taste and add more if needed
- I use only a pinch
- Taste and season as desired
- Enjoy! Recipe: Jamalia Edwards
