How to Make the Silkiest Sweet Potato Soup

[@cheshkat6321]

I make sweet potato soup a lot. Sweet potatoes are great for soup, stew, fried, roasted, smoothies, cheesecakes - I never get tired of trying new recipes, and experimenting with sweet potatoes.

[@bbpyb]

This video is perfect: it contains the aniunts of each ingredient, the time for each step, and concise explanation the purpose of some of the more unusual steps. I make this for my friends, some of whom are elderly, and everyone enjoys it Thank you for this video..

[@johnboyd7158]

This is amazing! Silky-smooth, sweet and flavorful.

[@Werdna12345]

I don’t know if I’ve heard of sweet potato soup, but I really want to try some now

[@soyoloosoyoloo1660]

I tried to cook this soup and it worked but tastes so GROSS

[@thinker2328]

It turned out Awesome. A new fall favorite in our household. Thanks ATK!

[@jusformommy]

I bake my sweet potatoes in the oven with the skin on for about 30 mins at 450, they are more tasty this way. Great recipe the soup is yummy!

[@ronaldsach5856]

WOW.. i've made this '3' times... and its GREAT... i put a few containers filled with the soup in the freezer, and i guess it would stay for months, but it never lasts more then a few weeks..

[@Upcamehill]

Been making this recipe since it came out. Very good.

[@chichi6796]

Mmmmmm sweet potatoes. Love em. Yesterday I put a layer of oven roasted sweet potatoes in my lasagne. Coulda had em as a side but...... Tastes so good with lasagna, with everything. Soup sounds wonderful. Thx.

[@ParnellTheChef]

Someone on Twitter made a sweet potato lasagna last week--it looked very good!

[@karenphillips140]

I like this sweet potato soup recipe better than others I've seen. Seems to allow for more of the natural sweet potato flavor. 😋

[@RIODJENIRO1]

I love sweet potatoes and yams. thanks so much for making and sharing this recipe and video. can't wait to try it.

[@imapip6313]

This is definitely a recipe I will make and serve to company.

[@karenphillips140]

I like this recipe better than others I've watched. 👍

[@semco72057]

I have not eaten sweet potato soup before, but that looks great and must be so delicious too the way it was served.

[@Upcamehill]

It is good. That candied bacon really tops off the flavor.

[@lloydglyn6831]

Two very nice ladies thank you both

[@debbybrady1246]

I grew my own sweet potatoes and made this last night - sans bacon. It is delicious.

[@Lilly-sj1xd]

I made this and it’s very good!😋

[@user-op7nn6lq4t]

TAKE A SHOT EVERY TIME THEY SAY 'EARTHY FLAVOUR'

[@neilmac4730]

Made it in an instant pot. Delicious!

[@eclecticmn4838]

I just made a turkey vegetable soup including rutabagas and sweet potatoes. I sliced the sweet potatoes across the sweet potato and thin. Maybe 1/4 inch or thinner. Maybe I cooked it too long. When I was done the sweet potatoes had vanished. So if you are a bad cook like me you do not need a blender.

[@carlstawicki1915]

I looks like it might be good made with pumpkin too.

[@ronstarkronstark500]

Why not feature the use of a hand blender? It’s safer than a stand blender and does a great job. Cleanup is easier too!

[@carolynbrown8209]

Thats what i was saying the whole time

[@ronstarkronstark500]

carolyn brown perhaps it was but not in the finished video. Not a mention of it.

[@jamesjfisk4968]

I can't recall if they've ever shown themselves using of a hand blender. Seems like they must have though.

[@AskMiko]

I think the technique they wanted to show was the smoothness with small batches. With a stick blender, the cook would just immerse the stick blender into the pot and puree until well blended, yet those skins would break up into small pieces. The power of the stand blender's blades would blend both textures rather quickly.

[@debstayblessed9549]

The soup looks delicious. They also demostrated a delicious carrot soup. Although i have made a delicious sweet potato hummus i hope to make this soup. Please folks remember to use organic potatoes if you intend to use the peels. The goals appear to be retain sweet potato flavor and achieve smooth texture/mouthfeel all the while gaining the added benefits of the sweet potato peels. A blender like Vitamix achieves that better than hand held blender i have both. Remember the point of most of the cooking shows is flavor/taste (e.g. crispy bacon) and not necessarily a priority nutrition/health; not judgin'; just sayin'. Stay Blessed 🍋🍅🍓🍉

[@kozetamata4477]

Im going to to try it

[@KvDenko]

Making this right now 😊

[@lynnealbert3878]

Making this for supper. Thanks

[@danielw.7705]

I just made this and it is very velvety. I almost threw away the skins. Glad I didn't because they do give a very earthy taste to the soup. The soup is on the sweet side so next time I'll just add half a tbsp of sugar. Not wanting to use my blender, I use the immersion one and it still pureed everything.

[@caseytrader7478]

Anyone else watch these videos and check to see they're actually using the same kitchen equipment they recommend in the testing videos?

[@jamesjfisk4968]

It never even occurred to me to look for that. But now I don't have a choice.

[@debstayblessed9549]

@@jamesjfisk4968 They do. At least the ones I've watched. And this was before the change in format and Bridget and Julia became the lead chefs. What's his name was booted or left and started his own show and magazine. All good for everyone no shade 🍉🍇🍒

[@KailuaDoug]

Why not use an immersion blender?

[@rudeboymon3177]

I dont even like sweet potato but I would eat all of that

[@ronstarkronstark500]

Forgot to mention washing the sweet potato thoroughly before use!

[@daveinca2]

Right? Maybe buy organic ones too.

[@jamesjfisk4968]

Spending the extra money on organic sweet potatoes probably isn't justified as conventionally grown sweet potatoes are already safer to eat than most produce, but if you're paranoid about possible pesticides, you could also just peel them and leave the skins out of the dish.

[@thereIsaidit123]

Love this show !!! Thank you posting I'm definitely doing this one !

[@rayharder3435]

Looks interesting 👍🏿

[@MaryCochrane]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[@petemoss9693]

I love eating sweet potato's - now I have to try making this soup - just by looking at your faces it has to be a winner . Bridget your the best *sigh *

[@curtisrobinson7962]

@05:02 Why would you folks not use an immersion blender? I know you got one somewhere in all those cupboards.

[@forthejoseph]

Sw potato peels have Meth-something-something! Yum!

[@libee84]

I made this following the recipe and it was so thick, more like baby food consistency not a soup. Taste was excellent but palatability was meh due to texture… I’ll try adding more water next time to loosen it up

[@lisavalon2533]

I thought the same thing, but I think I blended for too long. I'm going to try less blending time.

[@stevelogan5475]

Here is some info that most folks do not know. Sweet potatoes and yams are 2 different root vegetables. The sweet potato looks just like an idaho russett baking potato, light brown skin with white flesh and is sweet, and a yam has a brown skin with an orange tinted flesh and very sweet. Yams are #1 for vitamins, etc... in root vegetables and i think first in all veggies. Sweet potatoes are also healthy and the majority grown in the u.s. are grown in north carolina. It amazes me that most of these so called pro chefs do not mention that and probably do not even know. Irish rural kentuckian proving this info, we do know quite a bit about taters

[@lynnwilhoite6194]

@Steve Logan Probably because not everything you stated is correct. The many varieties of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are members of the morning glory family, Convolvulacea. The skin color can range from white to yellow, red, purple or brown. The flesh also ranges in color from white to yellow, orange, or orange-red. Sweet potato varieties are classified as either ‘firm’ or ‘soft’. When cooked, those in the ‘firm’ category remain firm, while ‘soft’ varieties become soft and moist. It is the ‘soft’ varieties that are often labeled as yams in the United States, however they aren't yams. Yams, as you stated, are a completely different root vegetable, and aren't found in local grocery stores. They are sometimes found in international markets.

[@stevelogan5475]

@@lynnwilhoite6194 ty for the info, i base my info on farming experience/knowledge, we just consider 2 types which are sweet potatoes or yams, things are not that technical in rural ky. For example i am 56 and i have never owned a cell phone, lol.

[@stevelogan5475]

@@lynnwilhoite6194 btw, are you any kin to a hoyt wilhoite or a wade wilhoite ? They were both great pitchers in the major leagues of baseball appx. 30 years ago and great fellows.

[@lynnwilhoite6194]

@Steve Logan I'm a rural Tennessean, Howdy Neighbor!😄 I have family in Kentucky and I've been there many times! I don't know if I'm related to those fellows, but I plan on doing some ancestry research soon, and I'll include them in the search. Thanks for that info.

[@stevelogan5475]

@@lynnwilhoite6194 you are most welcome ma'am, i'd like to know also. I know with all all the sports rivalries and everything people get all wound up about that, but you being from Tennessee, i consider you family when it comes right down to it. You have a blessed day, and God bless you and yours.

[@tealeh2]

you can use a hand held blender...

[@colinwrasman9227]

Did you know the peels have an earthy flavor

[@FaultAndDakranon]

I have never seen a Western sweet potato soup. Only SE Asian, with coconut and lemongrass flavours.

[@droid17singh49]

bonus bacon recipe along with sweet potato soup.

[@tarjei99]

Why not use a stick blender to blend the soup?? It is easy and uses less gear.

[@Upcamehill]

It would be less messy. But a traditional blender will do the job faster.

[@maggie2936-q1m]

The recipe for maple sour cream is available on their website only if you are a paid subscriber. 😕

[@deadbugengineering3330]

All these forced jokes makes me think these two ladies hate each other off camera. Plain soup looks good.

[@lisavalon2533]

It's more like bad acting! Plain soup is good, I am not a fan of bacon.

[@brendastrandrigdon6201]

Stick blender

[@tiffanysandoval353]

Two words for you.... immersion blender 😅

[@mpwall123]

The jokes are excruciating. Soup looks good

[@lisavalon2533]

My thoughts exactly, it's like they are trying to hard. But I did enjoy the soup.

[@jodrew1845]

Yummy, I'm going to veganize that recipe with oil rather than butter. Bacon, that is a cardiac surgeon's best friend... no thanks. Same goes for the cream but, a plant cream would be lovely. Thanks for a wonderful idea none the less.

[@jamesjfisk4968]

Bacon is not so bad. It's high in saturated fat and cholesterol, yes, but those things are not nearly as harmful as people previously believed, plus the typical serving size for bacon is pretty small. I know for a fact that my cardiologist eats bacon!

[@reneebacon7113]

Almond milk works

[@adriennecullen8808]

I prefer it when one woman cooks alone on these videos as when two are together they start to gossip and what should take a few minutes takes a lot longer. Also the cutting of the vegetables is so slow in all u-tube cooking videos

[@jamesbaio9327]

What does "earthy" flavor mean? Specifically, what is a "nice earthy" flavor. I'm very confused by this terminology, mostly due to not wanting "earth" in my food. I know that some foods like cilantro have a soapy flavor for some...but is this one of those "tastes"? I'm just concerned that it would be an unpleasant flavor. Umami was a stretch when I began to hear it...but I get it a bit with fish sauce and mushroom...but not this earthy thing. Explain please.

[@jodrew1845]

Have you ever eaten a baked sweet potatoe? If so, think of the difference between the outer skin and the inner flesh. Adding some of the skin to the soup will balance out the extreme sweetness of the inner flesh of the soup.

[@jamesjfisk4968]

It's hard to explain a flavor except by comparing it to other foods that share that flavor. Earthy tasting vegetables are things like potatoes, carrots and beets, basically foods grown IN the earth. The taste of peppers, corn or grapes would probably never be called earthy. Apparently this "earthiness" comes from a chemical called geosmin. It's what a lot of earthy tasting foods have in common. Geosmin is a protein produced by various bacteria and fungi. Humans are incredibly sensitive to its smell. We can detect it at 0.1 parts per billion. They say if you mixed a teaspoon of geosmin into 200 Olympic sized swimming pools, you'd still be able to smell it. Nobody knows why humans are so tuned in to this particular smell In some things, like swimming pools, its smell is considered gross, yet people are often drawn to it in certain foods...like root vegetables. Some say it's the smell of geosmin that helps camels find water in the desert. But that's just a theory.

[@kanagasabaiaravindan6627]

In our country sweet potatoes is white. This is like carrot.

[@karm2865]

Was going so well until you dumped all that sugar in it why can't anyone make this a savory dish???

[@Upcamehill]

Depends on your taste. Just cut the sugar down or omit it.

[@stacielafrance8098]

My thoughts too! Sweet potatoes are already sweet.

[@Joseph1NJ]

oh man, I was hoping for a vegan dish.

[@foreverhobbes]

Just sub oil for butter and leave out the bacon and sour cream. Not that hard...

[@Joseph1NJ]

@@foreverhobbes You kinda missed the point, but that's OK.

[@foreverhobbes]

Not really. But my point is that recipes are always like that because people have different tastes and different dietary requirements. I don’t like to cook with much sugar so I would leave that out. They choose to share the recipes that they like, and cooks can tweak and play with it as much as they want.

[@abdeliouazoubir6922]

Pa mâle,, beautiful

[@cwiemers5037]

Triple the bacon... and use heavy cream

[@GenericAccount-ht9nl]

I am disappointed in this recipe. ATK used to be a 10 for 10. This does make an attractive soup, but it does not have deep flavor and no contrast. I had to add butter, herbs and some other things to make this salvageable. Maybe if you are a monk with a vow of poverty this might be an acceptable meal.

[@tawpgk]

No nutmeg? Hmmm looks like a great recipe. I have a hard time watching Becky. She's too perky and saccharine. It undermines her recipe.

[@daveinca2]

I feel the opposite. Becky and Bridget are fun to watch together. I don't mind a little perkiness. The show is definitely different now.

[@jamesjfisk4968]

Take that back!!! Becky rules! She has degrees in economics and French and she worked as a securities trader in Manhattan before going into the culinary field. Her sweet personality is not an act. She's genuinely nice to everyone and she still gets nervous on camera. "Yes, I always get nervous. I get super nervous probably about a month before starting a shoot, and then it ramps up the day of. So I just try and forget about all the cameras and try to just have fun with Bridget and Julia. I focus on the food-doing what I love-and I focus on the fact that I’m getting to do what Julia Child did, which I get a huge kick out of. I still pinch myself all the time. I can’t believe I’m actually doing it. I just try to enjoy it. And once I get going, the nerves always fade away. Once I start focusing on the food and talking about my passion it all kind of goes away."

[@bentleyr00d]

I wish more people were like Becky.

[@tawpgk]

@@jamesjfisk4968 sorry, guess I am just an old chunk o' coal. Having worked on Wall Street in the late 80s (not a trader) I can understand why she left that field. It's brutal.

[@sherlyr.]

👎👎👎Sugar and bacon in sweet potato soup? Ewww. How unhealthy? And your little jokes and laughs... 👎👎👎

[@Yesim730]

Anyone else getting tired of all the non-healthy recipes being posted?

[@2000neel1]

no

[@anz121brb]

no

[@lindaaege4476]

No

[@ianwartist]

All their recipes aren't unhealthy, but they do tend to add creams and sugar and stuff not always needed, IMHO. I've made sweet potato soup lots of times, and never added additional sweetener (brown sugar). I'm a vegetarian so I def don't add candied bacon but that's another story. Even if I was a meat eater, less sugar is a good way to go. Sweet potatoes are incredibly nutritious and sweet on their own. I regularly make a sweet potato and butternut squash soup, very sweet and super nutritious, no added sugar.

[@Yesim730]

Artistianw that’s just it, all the added sugar makes it less healthy. It’s not just this recipe, the majority of what they’ve been posting over the last month or two. Excess sugar is one of the main causes of cancer and other diseases. Their recipes are great but I wouldn’t make them on a regular basis. I’m not a vegetarian but I’m definitely trying to cut down on meat as well.

[@Apocalypz]

*Soooooo* much up-speak from that chef. It makes the video a bit deniable.

[@jamesjfisk4968]

I don't understand. What is up-speak? And what does "deniable" mean in this context?

[@nazs3332]

I wish you would leave some dishes vegan. Bacon in everything. Yuk

[@DannyJKay]

Salt, sugar and Fat!!! NO THANX!