Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple cider 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 teaspoon chipotle pepper in adobo sauce canned minced
• 5.5 cups chicken broth fat-free reduced-sodium
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 2 tablespoons juice of lime fresh
• 2 teaspoons juice of lime fresh
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour
• 2 pounds sweet potatoes peeled chopped (2 large)

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• ladle
• whisk
• blender
• immersion blender

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; add onion, and saut 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.
2. Add garlic; saut 1 minute. Stir in broth and next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
3. Process mixture with a handheld blender until smooth. (If you don't have a handheld blender, cool mixture 10 minutes, and process, in batches, in a regular blender until smooth. Return to saucepan, and proceed with Step )
4. Cook potato mixture over low heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in 2 Tbsp. lime juice.
5. Whisk together sour cream and 2 tsp. lime juice. Ladle soup into bowls, and drizzle each serving with sour cream mixture.