Potato Soup Recipes From Around the World
Potato Soup Tip
Slow and low is the way to cook your potato soup. Because of the high
starch content of potato soup you have to be careful not to burn it. If
you scorch the bottom of your potato soup it will have that burnt taste
all through the soup. So remember its a low and slow cooking technique
for that potato soup recipe.
Potato Soup is one of the most common soup recipes in the world. All most every country that I have researched has had many variations of potato soup. Most vary based on the types of potatoes that are local to the region and the ethnic tastes. One thing that is common to them all is that it is a comfort food and they take great pride in their version of it.
Potato Cheese Soup
This potato cheese soup is full of goodness. Potato cheese soup is a meal in its self with just a little meat tossed in you can feed an army with this potato soup recipe.
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups chopped yellow onions
2 cups chopped carrots
1/4 cup parsley sprigs
5 cups chicken broth
4 medium potatoes, cubed
2 cups of good grated cheddar cheese
In a soup pot add the butter, onions and carrots and cook over low heat,
till vegetables are tender. Add in the chicken broth, parsley, and
potatoes, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until
potatoes are tender. Strain the soup and then put the potatoes, carrots
and onions into a blender and puree. You may have to add some of the
stock to this. Put the puree back into the pot and add back the liquid.
Bring the soup back up to a good simmer and add the cheese slowly till
it is all incorporated.
Salt and pepper, to taste
Potato Soup Recipe Facts
Potato Soup recipe facts that i bet you didn't know...
Just one Potato Provides
1 potato will provide you with about 40% of your
vitamin C and 20% of your potassium needs for the day.
one potato a day
Did you know that every American eats about 130 pounds of potatoes every year? That works out to about 1 potato a day for everyone.
Random potato facts
Potatoes are only second to milk as the most consumed and that Europeans eat more than twice as many potatoes as Americans. Also potatoes hold the record as being the first vegetable to be grown in space by NASA in 1995.
Do you have some interesting Potato Soup Recipe facts?