Soups are one of our indispensable flavors. A cozy and warm soup that will warm our hearts is one of the most needed flavors when the winter months are approaching.
Here is the recipe of a potato soup from the city of Bolu, Turkey. It is full of flavors and vitamins. Requires only common ingredients such as onion, garlic and potatoes.
If you have meat/bone stock use it for this soup. You can use plain water too.
Mine was terrible so the photo credit goes to hurriyet.com.
Enjoy your meal.
Potato Soup
A cozy and warm soup that will warm your heart when the winter months are approaching.
Servings 4 persons
Calories 85kcal
Ingredients
- 3 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 litre water and meat tablet or bone stock
Thickenning
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon's juice
- 1 pinch salt
Garnish
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Chop the onion and the garlic.
- Peel the potato and chop to small cubes.
- Add the butter and the olive oil in a slightly heated pot and melt the butter over medium heat.
- Add the chopped potatoes and saute until crispy.
- Add the flour and saute until you start sensing the smell of the flour.
- Add cold water, spices, mix and cover the lid.
- Cook until the potatoes are well done.
- If available use a food processor to obtain a smooth soup. If not strain.
- For the thickening break the egg, whisk with a pinch of salt. Add the lemon juice and combine.
- Then heat up the thickening mixture by adding scoops of the soup, one at a time while mixing, to make sure the eggs do not get cooked.
- Once the thickenning mixture is warm add it slowly to the main pot, again mixing all the time.
- Just before serving melt a tablespoon of butter in a saucepan, add a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, bring to sizzle and drizzle on each bowl before serving.