Roasted Sweet Potato and Smoked Gouda Bisque

Recipe Creator: Roger Wilton, Executive Chef of MTS Centre

Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters enjoyed this smooth, rich soup before he hit the stage in Winnipeg on June 27, 2007. Soup with star power!

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • 1 Medium onion, diced
  • 2 tbsp Garlic, minced
  • 6 cups Vegetable stock
  • 1 cup Bothwell Smoked Gouda, shredded
  • ½ cup 35% cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. In a bowl, toss sweet potatoes with 2 tbsp of the olive oil, salt and pepper.
  3. Place potatoes evenly in a roasting pan.
  4. Roast in oven, turning every ten minutes until deep brown.
  5. In a pot over medium heat, add the remaining olive oil and onions.
  6. When onions are golden, add garlic and cook for two minutes.
  7. Add roasted sweet potatoes and enough stock to cover the potatoes.
  8. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  9. Cool mixture.
  10. Puree until smooth, adding more stock if consistency is too thick.
  11. Place soup over medium low heat and simmer.
  12. Whisk in Smoked Gouda until melted (don't boil!), then whisk in the cream and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  13. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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