Quick Creamy Potato Soup
Description
Hearty and aromatic soup. Such a common vegetable as potato is so versatile that you can prepare a great variety of delicious dishes from it. One of them is potato cream soup, the recipe of which I am sharing below. This soup takes only a moment to prepare using just a few simple ingredients, yet it turns out so tasty that no one can believe its cost is next to nothing. This potato cream soup is a very delicious, original, and unusual budget dish. I think every homemaker will find this potato cream soup recipe useful—I don't know of any other dish that is so affordable, tasty, and quick to make. Serve with fresh herbs and sour cream.
Instructions
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Step 1
In a saucepan, melt the butter.
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Step 2
Cut the potatoes into small cubes, place in a saucepan.
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Step 3
Immediately after the potatoes, add the finely chopped onion to the pot.
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Step 4
Sauté the vegetables until there is oil left in the pot.
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Step 5
As soon as the oil runs out (by this time the vegetables will have formed a light crust), add the broth to the pot.
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Step 6
Add salt, pepper, spices, and bay leaf.
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Step 7
Bring to a boil over medium heat.
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Step 8
As soon as the soup comes to a boil, reduce the heat to the minimum, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer for another 10 minutes. Then remove from heat and let it cool under the lid to room temperature. Once the soup has cooled, remove the bay leaf.
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Step 9
Blend the contents of the pot with a blender until smooth.
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Step 10
The soup should have a consistency approximately like in the photo.
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Step 11
Now pour the cream into the soup.
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Step 12
Whisk until smooth.
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Step 13
Place the soup over high heat, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for another 5 minutes over low heat, uncovered.
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Step 14
Remove the soup from the heat. Add fresh herbs and let the soup steep, covered, for another 5-10 minutes.
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Step 15
Pour into bowls and serve. ;)