I thought I would share one of my new favorite soups–a potato soup. Granted cream of potato soup and loaded potato soups have always been some of my favorite soups, but this soup is different.
This potato soup is not a cream of potato soup and it does not use any dairy substitutes. It does have a fairly creamy texture from blending most of the potatoes and other vegetables.
In addition to not having milk or cream, the other thing that makes this soup different from my cream of potato soup is the use of beef stock instead of chicken or vegetable. It gives the soup a darker color and adds to its different flavor.
The recipe came from the out-of-print book, The Cuisines of Germany by Horst Scharfenberg. It was passed down from his grandmother.
I made just a few changes to the recipe mostly in the procedure and equipment including blending all the vegetables instead of just mashing the potatoes. Although, I do prefer to use cider vinegar, I found that lemon juice does work as a substitute if you prefer using lemon for the acidic hint.
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Recipe: Potato Soup
Ingredients
2 Tbsp. margarine, oil, or butter(if not strictly dairy-free)
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 leek, chopped
3 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
1 lg. onion, diced
1 lb. potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 qt. +/- beef stock, low sodium
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
vinegar or lemon juice, or to taste
1 Tbsp. fresh parley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Melt margarine (or butter) or heat oil in a heavy bottomed pot or dutch oven. Add onion, celery, leek, and carrots.
- Add parsley, potatoes, and enough stock to just completely cover all the vegetables.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Cook until potatoes are tender, but not quite done.
- Remove about 1/3 of the potatoes and set aside.
- Using a submersion blender, regular blender or potato masher, blend or mash the remaining potatoes and vegetables. The soup should thicken.
- Add back the reserved potatoes and cook until they are completely done, about 5 minutes.
- Test for seasoning.
- Remove from heat.
- Add 1/2 tsp. +/- vinegar or a splash of lemon juice.
- Serve warm with garnish of chopped parsley.
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Recipe by Paula, A Simple Home Cook.
Yum! Enjoy!