Sweet Potato and Bacon Bisque
INGREDIENTS
4 cups peeled/diced sweet potatoes
4 cups water
6 slices of bacon
1 small onion, minced
1 ½ cups light cream or milk
¼ cup pure NYS maple syrup
1 tsp salt, more as needed
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Sour cream for serving, optional
INSTRUCTIONS
- Boil sweet potatoes in a large covered pot
- Reduce heat, simmer 20 minutes until tender
- Remove from heat (do not drain)
- Sauté bacon until crisp and blot
- Reserve about 3 tbsp of bacon fat, sauté onion for 5 minutes
- Puree the potatoes and cooking water in a food processor or blender
- Return to soup pot, stir in onion, cream, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon and crumbled bacon
- Serve piping hot
- Put a small dollop of sour cream in each bowl, if desired
Recipe by
New York State Maple
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