Easy Creamy Sweet Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 sweet potatoes, cut into cubes
salt as needed
2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
1 white onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (optional)
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water and add a pinch of salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Mash sweet potatoes in a bowl.
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
Stir mashed sweet potato into the onion and garlic. Pour coconut milk and heavy cream over the sweet potato mixture; stir. Season mixture with hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and cook until heated through and slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.