Instant Pot Chinese Sweet Potato Soup
Super easy to make 5-ingredient Classic Instant Pot Chinese Sweet Potato Soup (Chinese: 番薯糖水)! Smooth, light, sweet-gingery Hong Kong dessert soup. Budget, nourishing, & satisfyingly delicious!
- Prep time
- 11 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 ½ pounds (1025g) sweet potatoes (, roughly cut into 2” chunks)
- 3 tablespoons (40g) ginger slices ((use old ginger & adjust amount accordingly))
- 4 cups (1L) cold water
- A pinch salt
- 1 piece (93g) brown sugar in piece (Chinese: 片糖)
Instructions
- 1
Pressure Cook Chinese Sweet Potato Soup: Add 1 (93g) brown sugar in pieces (片糖), a pinch of salt, and ginger slices in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Add in 2 ½ lbs (1025g) sweet potato chunks, then pour in 4 cups (1L) cold water. Ensure the sweet potato chunks are submerged in the water. Close lid and turn Venting Knob to Sealing position. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 1 minute, then 5 minutes Quick Release. After 5 minutes, release the remaining pressure by turning the Venting Knob to the Venting position. Remove the lid carefully.
- 2
Thicken Chinese Sweet Potato Soup: The Sweet Potato Soup will look quite watery. It's important to bring the sweet potato soup back to a simmer by pressing the "Cancel" button, then "Saute" button. Let it simmer. Break down the sweet potatoes slightly with a wooden spoon, then mix the soup to give it more body. This will take a few minutes. Taste and adjust the sweetness by adding more brown sugar in pieces if necessary.
- 3
Serve Instant Pot Chinese Sweet Potato Soup: Discard the ginger slices. Serve this Chinese Sweet Potato Soup hot or cold. If you are serving it cold, add a bit more sugar. Enjoy~