Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 2 quarts chicken broth 
• 2 tablespoons ginger fresh grated
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper to taste
• 1  lime cut into wedges
• 1  lime zest juiced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper flakes red to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon salt to taste
• 4  shallots sliced
• 30 ounce sweet potatoes drained canned
• 1 pound tart apples cored cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Equipment

• pot
• immersion blender

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir shallots in the hot oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir apples, ginger, zest from 1 lime, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper into the pot. Reserve lime juice. Cook and stir mixture until apples are very soft, about 15 minutes.
2. Pour chicken broth into pot; add sweet potatoes and salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir reserved lime juice into soup.
3. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.