Recipe: Perfect Potato Soup

Potato Soup.

You can cook Potato Soup using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Potato Soup

1. Prepare 3 TBSP of Unsalted Butter,.
2. It's 1/2 of Yellow Onion Finely Sliced,.
3. Prepare 4 of Leeks White and Light Green Parts Only Coarsely Sliced,.
4. Prepare 3 Cloves of Garlic Finely Minced,.
5. It's 1 KG of Yukon Gold Potatoes Peeled Coarsely Diced,.
6. Prepare 1.5 L of Vegetable Stock,.
7. It's of Bay Leaves Halved, 2.
8. Prepare 1 TSP of Herbes de Provence,.
9. You need Pinch of Sea Salt,.
10. Prepare Pinch of Black Pepper,.
11. It's Pinch of Cayenne,.
12. You need 1 Cup of Heavy Cream,.
13. It's of Parsley Finely Chopped, For Garnishing.

Potato Soup step by step

1. In a sauce pot over medium heat, add butter. Once butter has completely melted, add in onion and leeks. Saute until the onions are translucent and the leeks starts to soften. Add in garlic and potatoes..
2. Saute until aromatic. Add in vegetable stock, bag leaves and herbes de provence. Stir to combine well. Bring it up to a simmer..
3. Reduce the heat down to low. Cover and cook until the potatoes are fork tender. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt, pepper and cayenne. Fish the bay leaves out and discard..
4. Slowly and carefully transfer into a blender. *You may have to do it in batches.* Blitz until smooth. Return the soup back into the pot..
5. Add in cream. Stir to combine well. If you like your soup to be thicker, continue cooking and reduce to the consistency as desired. If you like your soup to be thinner, add in more vegetable stock and cook as desired..
6. Taste and adjust for final seasonings. Serve with a light garnish of parsley..