Ingredients
1/4 c. raisins
1 bottle (12 oz.) beer
4 T butter
1 onion, diced
2 tart apples, unpeeled, cored, and diced
1 T curry powder
2 t. finely minced fresh ginger
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 T. flour
Pam cooking spray
3 c. chicken stock
1/4 c. thawed frozen apple juice concentrate (do not dilute!!!)
1 in. cinnamon stick
1 t. soy sauce
2 med. sweet potatoes, peeled and finely diced
1 can (15 oz.) chick peas
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Soak raisins in beer for at least 30 min. or as long as overnight. Then
drain raisins and reserve both raisins and beer.
Melt butter in skillet. Saute onion. Add apples and saute again. Sprinkle
with curry and cook about 8 min. Add ginger and tomatoes. Cook until liquid
is mostly gone. Add flour and cook for another minute. Gradually add the
beer, stirring to avoid lumps. Cook 5-7 min. Transfer this mix to a food
processor, add raisins and blend until pureed.
Spray Pam in soup pot. Combine stock, apple juice concentrate, cinnamon
stick and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and cook partially
covered on med. low heat for 30 min.
Remove cinnamon stick from stock and add apple puree and chick peas. Season
with salt and pepper.
To make this a bit fancier, you can omit the tomatoes and chick peas and
serve with creme fraiche. To manipulate the taste a bit: for sweeter, more
apple juice concentrate; spicer, cayenne pepper; or add a tad more soy.
if you have any questions or comments!