Potato Soup – Good For The Soul.
In winter time it is hard to imagine anything better than an nice hot bowl of soup. This is a great recipe that can be made in advance and eaten for as long as you still have a hankering for it. This started out as a recipe I found online. It had WAY too much thyme and not nearly enough other good things. So I had to improvise. This is the result. I hope you enjoy it.
Ingredients
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1 lb leek (3-4 large). You can also use celery. Use about 1/2 the amount of the leeks.
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2 lb baking potato, do no peel, just get the eyes out, and leave the rest of the skin. Cut into small chunks (6-8 medium total potatoes)
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2 Tsp. salt
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2 tsp. Fresh oregano (is best). But you can use dry oregano if needed. It takes about 2x as much dry as fresh
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1/2 Tsp dried thyme
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1/2 Tsp ground black pepper
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1 clove garlic
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2 bay leafs
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1/2 cup onion
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3 Tbls extra-virgin olive oil
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1 Tbls butter
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2 Tsp soy sauce
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1 quart home made chicken broth
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1 quart half-and-half
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2 tablespoons green onions (thinly sliced, green part only)
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Fried Onions
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Ham (optional)
Directions
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Remove the roots, and cut off the dark green part of leek. Basically if it is tough, remove it. Cut it into small slices for stir frying. Be sure to remove any dirt.
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In large saucepan, combine potatoes, salt, oregano, thyme, pepper, bay leaf, half of leeks, and 3 cups water; cover and heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 until potatoes are very tender – your going to have blend them up, so you will want them very soft. Discard bay leaf when it is all done.
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Once you get the potatoes and such boiling start on step 2. Heat the oil and butter. Then stir fry the other half of the leeks, garlic and onion in the oil until soft and starting to brown. Then add the soy sauce. Once these are done, and the potatoes are soft – add them together.
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If you have a hand blender use that to puree the potato mixture in the soup pot.
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Stir in half-and-half. Heat soup over low heat just until heated through, stirring occasionally (do not boil). Sprinkle soup with sliced green onion to serve.
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Sprinkle with the green onions and fried onions. ENJOY!
BE HAPPY – ENJOY LIFE!
Matthew Stearmer
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Potato soup is one of the most universally popular dishes in the world today.