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      Title: Sweet Potato & Crab Soup
 Categories: Potatoes, Seafood, Vegetables, Dairy, Herbs
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      4 tb Butter, divided
      2 md Leeks; white portion only,
           - fine chopped
      3 cl Garlic; minced
      4 c  Diced, peeled, sweet
           - potatoes
      1 ts Salt, divided
    1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
      5 c  Vegetable stock
      2 c  Heavy whipping cream
      4 ts Fresh thyme leaves; divided
     12 oz Lump crabmeat; drained
           Croutons; (optional)
 
  In a Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium
  heat; saute leeks and garlic until leeks are tender, 4-6
  minutes.
  
  Stir in sweet potatoes, 3/4 teaspoon salt, cinnamon,
  cayenne and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer,
  covered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes.
  
  Puree soup using an immersion blender or cool slightly
  and puree soup in batches in a blender; return to pan.
  Stir in cream and 2 teaspoons thyme; bring to a boil.
  Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.
  
  Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt remaining 2
  tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add crab and the
  remaining salt and thyme; cook 5 minutes, stirring
  gently to combine. Top servings with crab mixture and,
  if desired, croutons.
  
  Recipe by Judy Armstrong, Prairieville, Louisiana
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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