German Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe)
Also known as 'Kartoffelsuppe', this delectable potato soup gives you deliciously-creamy comfort in every bowl! It’s one of the most popular soup in Germany and now, you can easily make it at home! (VIDEO ABOVE)
Servings: 4
Calories: 318kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced finely
- 1 small onion, sliced finely
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1/2 kg potatoes, diced
- 3 cups stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 3/4 cup double cream
- 1 tbsp butter, heaping, chilled
- 1 lemon, grated zest
- 1/4 cup spring (green) onions, cut into thin rings
- salt and pepper, to season
- dash cumin powder (optional)
- dash nutmeg powder (optional)
Instructions
- Heat up olive oil on a medium-sized pot.
- Once olive oil is ready, add garlic and onion.
- Cook until garlic becomes fragrant and onion becomes softer.
- Add carrot and celery. Mix and cook for a few minutes.
- Add potatoes, stock and bay leaf.
- Cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
- Keep simmering until the vegetables are slightly cooked (i.e. softened).
- Remove the bay leaf. Scoop about 1/3 of the vegetables and set aside.
- Add double cream and butter. Mix until butter has completely dissolve.
- Blitz the soup by using a stick blender. (Alternatively, you can use a stand blender, but you have to make sure the soup has cooled down a bit.)
- Season with salt and pepper. Add lemon zest. (Although cumin and nutmeg are optional, you should add them now if you intend to use them.)
- Mix to combine everything.
- Add spring onions. Mix, taste and adjust the seasoning, if desired.
- Add back the 1/3 of the vegetables that was set aside earlier. Cover and simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Serve. Garnish with more spring onions, if desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 318kcal