Rockin Carrot, Sweet Potato, and Ginger Soup Recipe

Heat butter and bacon grease in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir carrots and onion in the melted butter-bacon grease mixture until onion is translucent 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1/2 the thyme to carrot-onion mixture; cook and stir until thyme is fragrant 10 to 15 seconds.

Stir chicken stock sweet potato ginger paste remaining thyme salt and pepper into carrot-onion mixture. Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer until sweet potato is soft and flavors of soup have blended 15 to 20 minutes. Mix orange juice brown sugar red pepper flakes and cinnamon into soup.

Puree soup using a hand blender until smooth; mix in more chicken stock to reach desired consistency. Stir half-and-half into soup.