Spicy Swiss Potato Soup
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Recipe: #31588
March 10, 2019
Categories: Soups/Stews, Dairy, Vegetables, Potatoes, North American, Stove Top, Make it from scratch, Spices more
"A simple soup that is packed with flavor- spiced up with cayenne, ladled over grated Guyere, and topped with sliced scallions. If you have leftover mashed potatoes, it works beautifully here - you’ll need about 2 cups. Start the recipe after the food-mill step, adding the potatoes to a pot, leaving out half of the cream and milk, and substituting chicken stock for the cooking liquid. Source: The Red Cat Cookbook - from well known NY restaurant."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (547.8 g)
- Calories 614.9
- Total Fat - 39.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 23.7 g
- Cholesterol - 126.3 mg
- Sodium - 887.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.6 g
- Sugars - 10.2 g
- Protein - 24.8 g
- Calcium - 548 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 17 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step 1
Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and saute until softened but not browned, approximately 3 minutes.
Step 2
Add the potatoes, chicken stock, and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat so the liquid simmers. Cook until the potatoes are soft to a knife-tip, approximately 15 minutes. Pour the contents of the pot into a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl. Set the cooking liquid aside.
Step 3
Pass the potatoes through a food mill or ricer. Return the potatoes to the pot over medium heat and add the milk, cream, and 1 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid. Whisk gently to incorporate, but do not overwork the potatoes. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste. Finish by whisking in the remaining tablespoon butter.
Step 4
To serve, put some shredded Gruyère in the bottom of each of 4 bowls, and ladle in the hot soup. Garnish with a dusting of paprika and the scallions.
Step 5
*NOTE: If you have leftover mashed potatoes, it works beautifully here - you’ll need about 2 cups. Start the recipe after the food-mill step, adding the potatoes to a pot, leaving out half of the cream and milk, and substituting chicken stock for the cooking liquid.*
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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