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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Remove the rosemary needles from the sprigs. Mince the needles & pecans in a food processor until very fine & reserve for later. | 2. Melt the butter in a large pot then fry garlic and onions over medium heat until the onions are soft. | 3. Add the yams, cinnamon sticks, star anise, rosemary branches and the stock. Bring to a boil then reduce heat & simmer covered for 20 minutes or until the yams are soft. | 4. Remove the pot from the heat and discard the cinnamon sticks, star anise, & rosemary sprigs. | 5. In a food processor, purée the soup in batches until smooth. Return the puréed soup to the pot, add the remaining spices and cream, and heat just to the boiling point. | 6. Reduce the heat to low & simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat then taste and adjust the seasonings, if necessary. If the soup is too thick, add a bit of cream or stock. | 7. To serve, garnish with the reserved rosemary and pecans. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1		diced	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic clove	3		peeled crushed	-	-	-	-
butter	3 1/2	tablespoons	unsalted sweet	299.25	13.7498	9.3502	25.2
potato	2	lbs	peeled cut sweet	698.5331	158.6668	18.5973	0.8165
vegetable broth	32	ounces		598.7413	97.0687	21.9538	14.1521
cinnamon	2			-	-	-	-
star anise	3			-	-	-	-
rosemary	2	sprigs		-	-	-	-
quatre epices	4	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
sea salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
heavy cream	3/4	cup		306.0	2.4659999999999997	2.556	32.472
pecan	2	ounces	chopped	234.1668	43.885	4.8194	4.9328

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.