Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Path: nuchat!taronga!arielle From: joseph@inland.com (Roger Joseph) Subject: COLLECTION: Potato Soup Message-ID: <1993Sep17.132859.3684@inland.com> Followup-To: poster Sender: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Reply-To: joseph@inland.com (Roger Joseph) Organization: Inland Steel Company; East Chicago, IN References: <16C4BA705.PSYC@ricevm1.rice.edu> Date: 17 Sep 93 13:28:59 CST Approved: arielle@taronga.com In article <16C4BA705.PSYC@ricevm1.rice.edu>, PSYC@ricevm1.rice.edu (TERRY LEECH) writes: > I'm looking for a potato soup recipe, preferably lower-fat than traditional > recipes, but any recipe will do. Thanks. A Collection From: hz225wu@unidui.uni-duisburg.de (Micaela Pantke) CONTENTS: --------- Baba's Potato Soup (Stephany) Baked Potato Soup (Stephanie da Silva) Green Onion And Potato Soup (Stephanie da Silva) Leek And Potato Soup (Stephanie da Silva) Mashed Potato Soup (Stephanie da Silva) Potatoe Soup - Country Style (Orla Hegarty) Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe) (Stephanie da Silva) Potato Soup (Michael J. Edelman) Potato Soup (Patricia A. Hansen) Potato Soup (Patricia Friedman) Tomato Potato Soup (Patricia Friedman) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: skgalich@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Stephany) BABA'S POTATO SOUP ================== Peel and cube the potatoes (as if you were going to mash them) place them in salted water and cook until done. In a skillet melt a stick of butter (butter works best, I guess you could use margerine) and dice a good sized onion into the butter and cook until transparent. When the potatoes are cooked, take an old "hand masher" and knock the potatoes apart (in the water) don't mash them, just knock 'em apart. Add the butter and onions to the pot of potatoes. (after she added the butter and onions to the pot, she always took a dipper of water out of the potatoes and put it in the hot skillet and warmed it and added it back to the potatoes, sometimes she did it twice). Allow this to continue cooking... In a large glass or cup (with a pour spout) mix an egg or two with flour (it should be runny enough to pour, just about pancake batter consistency or looser. if it gets too thick you can add a little water) Pour the "drop noodles" into the boiling soup, stir gently as you pour the batter. When the "noodles" float to the top they are done and the soup is ready to eat. No measurements - sorry I learned by watching and my grandmother didn't measure much of anything. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) BAKED POTATO SOUP ================= Ingredients: ------------ 4 large potatoes 2/3 cup butter 2/3 cup flour 1 1/2 qt milk 4 green onions, chopped 1 cup sour cream 2 cups crisp-cooked, crumbled bacon 5 ounces Cheddar cheese, grated salt and pepper to taste Instructions: ------------- Heat oven to 350F degrees and bake the potatoes until fork tender. Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk until thoroughly blended. Gradually add milk to the butter-flour mixture, whisking constantly. Whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Cut potatoes in half, scoop out the meat and set aside. Chop half the potato peels and discard the remainder. When milk mixture is very hot, whisk in potato. Add green onion and potato peels. Whisk well, add sour cream and crumbled bacon. Heat thoroughly. Add cheese a little at a time until all is melted in. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) GREEN ONION AND POTATO SOUP =========================== Ingredients: ------------ 5-6 medium sized potatoes half a bunch of green onions, sliced 1 (or more) shiitake or Chinese black mushroom (I also like to toss in a few dried porcini mushrooms) 1 chicken leg 1 cup milk pepper bay leaves Instructions: ------------- Soak the mushroom in hot water for 30-45 minutes. Peel and slice the potatoes. Saute the onions in a little bit of olive oil over medium heat. Add the potatoes and a quart of water. Put in the bay leaves and the chicken leg. Simmer for an hour. Dice the mushroom and add the mushroom pieces and the soaking water to the soup. When the potatoes are done, smash them with a fork or a potato masher and stir the soup well. Add the milk and season with salt and pepper. Oh, before you smash the potatoes, take the chicken leg out and cut the chicken into little pieces and add it back in. Note: ----- If you're watching your cholesterol, leave out the chicken and the milk. The soup is still good without them. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) LEEK AND POTATO SOUP ==================== (Serves 4) Ingredients: ------------ 2 tblsp butter 6 to 8 leeks, white parts only, sliced 3 to 4 potatoes, peeled & chopped 2 tblsp flour 1/3 cup sour cream 4 cups hot water Chopped chives Salt & pepper to taste Instructions: ------------- Melt butter in heavy skillet. Saute leeks until tender. Do not brown. Remove pan from heat. Sprinkle flour over leeks, and return pan to low heat. Cook several minutes, stirring constantly, until flour is well blended. Remove from heat. Add hot water, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until blended. Season with salt & pepper. Heat to simmer, add potatoes, and cook, partially covered, 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in sour cream and serve, or press mixture through food mill. Garnish with finely chopped chives. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) MASHED POTATO SOUP ================== (Serves 4) Ingredients: ------------ 2 tblsp butter 2 cups cream 2 carrots, peeled & chopped 1 cup mashed potatoes 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 onion, peeled & chopped Salt & pepper to taste Chopped parsley Instructions: ------------- Melt butter in saucepan and saute carrots, celery and onion until tender. Add cream and heat almost to a boil. (Do not boil.) Add potatoes and stir until blended. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped parsley. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: ohegarty@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Orla Hegarty) POTATOE SOUP - COUNTRY STYLE ============================ (Yield: 6 cups) Ingredients + Instructions: --------------------------- Cut 4 peeled poatoes, lengthwise, into quarters. Then slice thinly and measure (approx. 4 cups). Place in a large suacepan and add: ---------------------------------- 1 cup thinly sliced onions 1 tsp celery salt 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 2 cups boiling water Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add: ---- 2 cups milk 1/4 cup chopped parsley Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer. Season to taste. Sprinkle each serving with 1 tablespoon shredded old cheddar cheese. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) POTATO SOUP (KARTOFFELSUPPE) ============================ Ingredients: ------------ 2 medium sized onions, diced 1 bunch soup vegetables (carrot, leeks, & parsley) 15 g margarine 250 g potatoes, peeled and diced 500 ml stock salt pepper basil 1 bread roll 15 g butter chives Instructions: ------------- Saute onions and soup vegetables in margarine. Boil potatoes and sauteed vegetables in stock until tender. Pass the soup through a seive. Reheat and season with salt and pepper and basil. Cut bread roll into cubes and fry in the butter until browned. Serve the soup sprinkled with croutons and 2 Tbs finely chopped chives. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: mje@pookie.pass.wayne.edu (Michael J. Edelman) POTATO SOUP =========== Start some onions sauteeing in a little butter or oil. Maybe one large onion, chopped fine. Peel a few potatos and chop into small pieces. When the onions are done, add the potatos, and some salt to taste. Add 3-4 cups of chicken stock. Cook on low heat until the potatos are soft. Add 3 cups of milk, some cooked peas, herbs (dill would be nice) and fresh pepper. Heat thoroughly and serve. A nice addition is about 8 oz of chopped lox, which can be had inexpensively as trimmings at many delis. Other fish soups can be made on this basic recipe. Smoked haddock works well here, too. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: pattyh@sequent.com (Patricia A. Hansen) POTATO SOUP =========== Chop up an onion or two (depending on how big they are) and several stalks of celery, including some leaves. Saute in margarine until soft in a big pot. In the meantime, peel as many potatoes as you like. I usually peel enough to cover the bottom of the pot in a fairly deep layer. Cut the potatoes in half or fourths, depending on how big they are. Cover with water and simmer until the potatoes are done. Take a potato masher and mash the potatoes until they're reduced to bite-sized pieces. You'll get some chunks and a nice, thick broth. Add one or two cans of evaporated milk (again, depending on how big your pot is). Salt and pepper to taste. A nice touch is to add very crisp bacon, crumbled up, to the finished soup in the last few minutes of cooking. Garlic croutons are mandatory. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: frdm@slib1620selu.edu (Patricia Friedman) POTATO SOUP =========== Ingredients: ------------ 2 smoked ham hocks or 3 links of sausage 1/2 gallon water 6 bay leaves 8 medium potatoes, diced salt and pepper to taste Instructions: ------------- Mix ingredients together and cook about 30 minutes on medium heat. Cut up potatoes and add to mixture. Cook until potatoes are done. Combine 1/4 cup flour and 1 pint whipping cream and blend until smooth. Add to the soup mixture. Let simmer until smooth and well blended. Note: You may want to half this recipe for a smaller amount of soup. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% From: frdm@slib1620selu.edu (Patricia Friedman) TOMATO POTATO SOUP ================== Ingredients: ------------ 10 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 can tomato paste 4 to 5 tblsp flour 3 tblsp sour cream milk salt to taste Instructions: ------------- Cover potatoes with water. Add a little salt and boil until tender. Dilute tomato paste with a little water and add to potatoes. Mix in a small bowl or cup, flour and just enough milk to form a paste. Stir ntil smooth. Add sour cream; stir until blended, then add more milk. Stir and pour into soup. Simmer for 20 minutes. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%End Collection%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- Roger Joseph | Inland Steel R&D | This space for lease. E. Chicago, IN | Inquiries welcome. joseph@inland.com |