Join KindChef Deb Lang to make a Thai Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup (based on this recipe from a Cookie and Kate.) After completing your soup, freeze and label it for donation, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or anyplace that you prefer, when convenient. Finally, report on where you shared your KindSoup and spread the word: Post a picture or two of you and your soups on social media with #DoKindWorks and tag us @DoKindWorks.
Thai Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons coconut oil or other neutral oil like canola
- 8 cups chopped yellow onions (about 6 large onions)
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 6-8 tablespoons red curry paste
- 8 cups (48 oz.) low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- 2-3 cans (approx. 14 oz. each) coconut milk
- 1 cup almond butter or peanut butter
- approx. 4 lbs diced peeled carrots
- approx. 4 lbs diced peeled sweet potatoes
- 2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Up to ⅓ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, if you like spice)
- Toppings: Minced fresh cilantro, Fresh lime juice
Instructions
- In a large pot, melt the coconut oil over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, and ginger and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Stir in the curry paste.
- In a small bowl, whisk together some of the broth with the almond butter until smooth. Add the mixture to the pot, along with the carrots, sweet potatoes, salt, and remaining broth. Stir until combined.
- Bring the soup to a low boil over medium-high heat and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the potatoes and carrots are fork-tender ( add Coconut Milk towards the end of this step)
- Using an immersion blender, blend until soup is smooth. If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can process the soup in batches in a regular blender or food processor. If soup is too thick, thin with water or broth.
- Taste, and season with salt and black pepper. If you like more spice, add a pinch of cayenne pepper, and blend again. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with minced cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
Health and Safety Information
In order to protect the the quality of our KindSoup program, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines:
- Start with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.
- Start with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).
- Keep longer hair tied back.
- Follow other common sense procedures, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!
Thank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for our KindSoup donations!
How to Donate Your KindSoup
Seal containers with a tight lid and freeze. Label each container with: date prepared, your first name and last initial, “Thai Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup,” and “vegetarian.” When convenient, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or a place that you prefer.
- Here2Help @ Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 7611 Clarendon Road, Bethesda. (Go down driveway next to brick house just before the church on Clarendon and look for coolers labeled for soup donations). Drop off Sundays, 10 am-12 noon.
- Rainbow Community Development Center 12120 Tech Road, Silver Spring (this takes you to the rear parking lot and loading dock – there is usually a large RAINBOW truck parked here): Drop-off Monday-Friday 9am-2pm. NOTE: If you go during Rainbow’s food distributions on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9am-noon, you may see a long line of cars – you can drive past the cars to drop off your KindSoup. If you go at other times and the garage or back door is not open, call or text Anna on her personal cell at 301-852-4184 (if she doesn’t answer, leave a message and she should get back within a few minutes, or try calling the Rainbow Pantry cellphone: 240-639-2293)
- So What Else 4924 Wyaconda Road, Rockville, 240-705-4345. (Look for the Dogtopia. Drive straight past Doptopia to get to our parking lot. The entrance will be on the right hand side as you pull into the parking lot. After you park, walk up to the glass door at the bottom of the black ramp, ring the doorbell, let the team know you’ve arrived to drop off KindSoups): Drop-off Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 7am-12pm.
- Upcounty Consolidation Hub 12900 Middlebrook Rd., Germantown (supporting 1,000 families with food and other supports). Drop off Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Fridays 8 am-4:30 pm.
- Embry Rucker Shelter 11975 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, 703-437-1975. Leave donations on the table around the back. Drop off anytime!
- NYC Community Fridges located throughout New York City.
- Bread and Roses 58 Newbury St., Lawrence, Mass., 978-681-8768. Drop off Mondays-Thursdays, 10 am-4 pm.
- The Bristol Lodge 27 Lexington St., Waltham, Mass., 781-893-0108. Drop off Mondays-Fridays, 9am-6pm.
- Community Refrigerators located in Los Angeles
See you in the KindSoup kitchen!
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