Creamy Yam Soup
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 yam, cut into cubes2 tbsp of butter/ margarine (whatever you have on hand) 2 tbsp all purpose flour3 cups of milk (I use skim, but use what you ahve on hand) 1-2 cups of chicken brothI never measure spices, I usually just add them "to taste" so this is approximate: 1 tbsp dill spice1 tsp cajun spice1 tsp garlic powder1 tbsp italian seasoning saltpepper
Peel and cut yam into 1 inch cubs approximately and place in a pot of water to boil. Yams will boil for 15- 20 minutes.
In another saucepan:
- Add 2 tbsp of butter on medium heat and allow it to melt
- Gradually add 2 tbsp of flour (slowly) while whisking to prevent any lumps (this flour/ butter mixture is called a roux)
- Add all of the spices to the roux and allow it to cook while whisking for about one minute to prevent your soup from tasting "floury"
- Gradually add the milk, slowly, while whisking to prevent any lumps from forming. Make sure to only add a small amount of milk at a time and whisk it into the roux.
- I use a chicken bouillon cube, so at this time I would put it in a measuring cup with 2 cups of water and put in the microwave for 1 minute to disolve the bouillon cube and then will pour about half of it (1 cup) into my soup. If you are using chicken broth, pour 1 cup into soup
- test yams with a fork to see if they are tender (15 minutes should have elapsed by now), if they are, drain your water and mash with the wisk (I like mine mashed smoothly so there are minimal lumps)
- Add the mashed yams to your soup
Side note: If you have a hand blender, you can just use this and then add to your soup and purree it some more. If you like chunks in it then just mash it with the wisk and it is still great!
If your soup is still failry thick, go ahead and add the other cup of chicken stock, if it looks like it is at a consistency that you like, don't add it.
*** Don't be discouraged by all of the steps. It is a failry easy recipe that (other than the butter/ flour mix) doesn't require precise measurements or exact amounts. Add as much or as little milk, yams, broth and spice as you like to make it a soup you love!
Enjoy!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VANESSAVOS784.
In another saucepan:
- Add 2 tbsp of butter on medium heat and allow it to melt
- Gradually add 2 tbsp of flour (slowly) while whisking to prevent any lumps (this flour/ butter mixture is called a roux)
- Add all of the spices to the roux and allow it to cook while whisking for about one minute to prevent your soup from tasting "floury"
- Gradually add the milk, slowly, while whisking to prevent any lumps from forming. Make sure to only add a small amount of milk at a time and whisk it into the roux.
- I use a chicken bouillon cube, so at this time I would put it in a measuring cup with 2 cups of water and put in the microwave for 1 minute to disolve the bouillon cube and then will pour about half of it (1 cup) into my soup. If you are using chicken broth, pour 1 cup into soup
- test yams with a fork to see if they are tender (15 minutes should have elapsed by now), if they are, drain your water and mash with the wisk (I like mine mashed smoothly so there are minimal lumps)
- Add the mashed yams to your soup
Side note: If you have a hand blender, you can just use this and then add to your soup and purree it some more. If you like chunks in it then just mash it with the wisk and it is still great!
If your soup is still failry thick, go ahead and add the other cup of chicken stock, if it looks like it is at a consistency that you like, don't add it.
*** Don't be discouraged by all of the steps. It is a failry easy recipe that (other than the butter/ flour mix) doesn't require precise measurements or exact amounts. Add as much or as little milk, yams, broth and spice as you like to make it a soup you love!
Enjoy!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VANESSAVOS784.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 183.2
- Total Fat: 6.1 g
- Cholesterol: 16.4 mg
- Sodium: 174.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
- Protein: 7.5 g
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