Sweet Potato and Pork Soup
"Posted to another site in 2008. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:My dear SO brought home 30 lbs. of sweet potatoes,YES I said 30 lbs. :)and had to figure out what to do with them. So, Using what I had on hand, this soup was created out of desperation and necessity.And I have to say it was tasty enough for my SO to eat two bowls.( he's picky :) )Please feel free to adjust the seasonings according to your own personal tastes.As with almost any soup the longer you let simmer the better. Submitted to " ZAZZ " on June 18th.2014. " Keep Smiling :)"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (583.8 g)
- Calories 397.3
- Total Fat - 19.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.7 g
- Cholesterol - 54.9 mg
- Sodium - 1981.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 29 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.3 g
- Sugars - 4.6 g
- Protein - 28 g
- Calcium - 61.7 mg
- Iron - 3.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a plastic bag or a bowl with a lid, combine first five ingredients making sure all the pork is coated.
Step 2
In a dutch oven, or large pot heat oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
Step 3
Add onions and the flour coated pork, including extra flour if any.
Step 4
Cook until pork is browned and onions are soft, about 10 minutes.
Step 5
Add chicken broth and bring to a boil,then add sweet potatoes.
Step 6
Reduce heat to simmer, and cook until potatoes are fork tender.
Step 7
Add leftover veggies and simmer until veggies are heated through.
Tips
No special items needed.