PaleYOLO: Curried Cream of Broccoli Soup & Sweet Potato Fries

I got this recipe off NomNomPaleo's iPad app. You can find the original post here.

 

Here’s what to gather to feed 4-6 people:

• 1½ pounds broccoli
• 4 leeks, cleaned and trimmed
• 1 large onion
• 3 medium shallots
• ¼ medium apple, diced
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil or fat of choice
• 1 quart organic chicken broth or bone broth
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• Kosher salt
• Freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 cup coconut milk

I love NomNomPaleo's arrangement on how to prep and cook the recipes. But anywho...

 

•  Chop zee broccoli, so they're all about the same size
• I didn't use leeks cuz I don't know what the hell they are... if they're by another name at the grocery store... then woops. LOL.
• Chop up your onions and shallots
• Dice your apple (Next time I would use half an apple instead of 1/4)
• In a large pot, add the coconut oil (Yes, I used coconut oil)
• Saute the onions and shallots (and leeks if you added)
• Add the broccoli and apple
• Top off with the chicken broth
• Here's my mistake... instructions said to submerge the broccoli under water... I didn't realize broccoli floats. SOOO... LOL.
• Bring it up to a boil
• Add curry powder, salt, pepper
• Let cool
• I don't have an immersion blender, so I pulled out my food processor and transferred the soup (or as Marilyn would like to call it... "broth") and zing zinged that bad boy
• Replace in pot and add the coconut milk. In my desperate attempt to make this creamier, I added more coconut milk. It did nothing. I added about 20 fl oz, lol.
• Bring back to a boil, taste and adjust salt/pepper/curry to taste

Finished product. Looks yummy, tastes yummy, but I have to drink it like a TEA. hahah.

 

I made NomNomPaleo's Sweet Potato Fries while I cooked the soup. It's pretty easy, you should give it a go! I made one potato's worth last night. Here's my variation:

 

Ingredients, serving for 1:

•  1 large sweet potato, peeled
• Paprika
• Salt
• Pepper
• Coconut oil
• Cinnamon

Prep:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees 
• Wash and peel the sweet potato
• Cut into matchsticks, I would make this thicker next time
• Rinse and dry the potatoes
• Melt 2 tablespoons of coconut oil (microwave that mug)
• In a bowl, coat the sweet potatoes in coconut oil, go to town with the paprika, salt and pepper (to taste)
• On a baking pan lined with foil or parchment paper, place those suckers on there
• Bake for about 15-17 minutes, then flip em
• Bake for another 15-17 minutes
• Add more salt, pepper, paprika to taste
• If you wan't a little more of a treat, use cinnamon. GO. TO. TOWN.

VOILA!

Breakfast Bacon Quiches! I was lazy last night so it looks all messed up, lol. Nevertheless, YUMMY!