Kumara, Ginger, and Coconut Soup

Serves many people

Ingredients

• 2 brown onions, diced
• 1 large red capsicum, diced
• ½t chopped red chilli
• ½ bunch fresh coriander, chopped
• 3t chopped garlic
• 50g ginger, chopped
• 2T vegetable oil
• 4kg peeled and chopped kumara
• 2-4l water (I used 2 litres in the cooking, and an additional half litre to help blend the soup.)
• 2T salt
• 1T ground white pepper
• 4T sugar
• 500ml coconut cream

Method

1. Sauté the onions, capsicum, chilli, coriander, garlic and ginger in oil.
2. Add kumara and cover with water (approx 2-4 litres), add salt, pepper and sugar.
3. Boil for one hour.
4. Blend and strain.
5. Reheat with coconut cream, check seasoning.

I used orange kumara, making the soup look like pumpkin.