Indonesian Sweet Potato & Cabbage Soup
Recipe excerpted from Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table
Photography by Jim Scherer
serves:Serves 4
time:40 minutes
- 1 tablespoon grated peeled ginger root
- 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1-1⁄2 cups chopped onions
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2-1⁄2 cups chopped cabbage (1⁄2-inch pieces)
- 2-1⁄2 cups diced sweet potatoes (about 1 pound)
- 1 quart vegetable broth
- 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- mung bean sprouts (optional)
- chopped cilantro, scallions, mint, and/or Thai basil (optional)
- In a soup pot on medium heat, cook the ginger, garlic, and cayenne in the oil for a minute before adding the onions and salt. Cover and cook, stirring often, until the onions soften, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cabbage and sweet potatoes. Add about 31⁄2 cups of the broth. Cover and increase the heat to bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- In a bowl, whisk together the peanut butter and the remaining 1⁄2 cup of broth until smooth. Add the peanut butter mixture to the soup with the tomatoes and soy sauce. Simmer covered until all the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Serve each bowl topped with bean sprouts and cilantro, scallions, mint, and/or basil.
Recipe excerpted from Simple Suppers By The Moosewood Collective with permission from Random House. Copyright 2005 by Moosewood, Inc.










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