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Japanese sweet potato pottage

My wife and I had a cooking competition! We had to make soup using coconut milk and Japanese sweet potato. I wanted to do a homage to Japanese corn pottage! This would go well with rice or bread.

So here's a no-measurement recipe because I don't measure.

  1. Bake Japanese sweet potatoes so you can peel off skin
  2. Saute garlic, ginger, and onion in a pot
  3. Put peeled Japanese sweet potato in a pot and add water
  4. Season with bay leaf, turmeric, Japanese dashi, salt, and gochujaru (you can sub this out)
  5. Put in coconut milk
  6. As topping, fry some tofu; chop some cilantro; chop red bell pepper
  7. Puree your soup and add the toppings

Taste: Like a butternut squash bisque, but more South Indian curry like. Texture is lovely.

Who won the competition? My wife :(

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