Chive Potato Soup Recipes

POTATO SOUP WITH SOURED CREAM AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a lidded saucepan and fry the bacon until golden-brown. Remove from the pan using a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Fry the onion in the remaining fat until soft. Rinse the potatoes under cold running water until the water runs clear. Drain the potatoes. Pour the stock into the pan, and then add the potatoes, salt and freshly ground white pepper and bay leaf.
• Bring up to a gentle simmer, skimming off any scum that forms on the surface, and add the bacon. Cover with a lid and simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until the potatoes begin to break up. Remove the bay leaf and bacon (you can crisp the bacon up for a sandwich if you like).
• Pass the mixture through a vegetable mill using the finest mesh disk into a clean pan. You can also blend the soup in a food processor - though I find this method produce too smooth a result.
• Gently reheat and ladle into hot bowls. Serve with a good dollop of soured cream and sprinkle with plenty of chives.

POTATO-CHIVE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes and broth in heavy 2-quart saucepan. Cover and simmer until potatoes are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Let mixture cool slightly.
• Purée potato mixture in batches in blender or processor. Return soup to saucepan. Stir in enough milk to thin to desired consistency. Mix in butter and chives. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat and mix in 1/3 cup sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing additional sour cream separately.

POTATO CHIVE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pan heat the olive oil and cook the garlic and chives, over low-medium heat, until soft and fragrant.
• Add the potatoes, cook few minutes.
• Add the water (just to cover the potatoes) and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 10-12 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
• Stir in the cream cheese (or sour cream), if using and off heat. Puree using an immersion blender until smooth and nice (Just don't puree too much as this might cause the potatoes being a bit gummy.) Add more water if necessary, to thinner up. Try and adjust the seasoning, if needed.
• Serve hot as it is or garnished with toppings of your choice. Enjoy!

LOW FAT POTATO SOUP WITH CHIVES

Steps:

• COMBINE onions, celery, broth, pepper and peeled and diced potatoes into large saucepan.
• BOIL then cover and SIMMER for 20 minutes.
• In small bowl, combine 1/4 cup of milk and cornstarch until smooth.
• COMBINE into above mixture.
• ADD remaining milk and BOIL.
• STIR constantly for about 3 minutes until thick.
• REMOVE from heat and stir in cheese.
• Allow mixture to cool slightly before putting it in a blender to make smooth.
• If necessary, reheat via stovetop or microwave 2 minutes until hot.
• TOP with chopped chives or allspice/nutmeg.
• NOTE: Amount if pepper is personal taste.
• NOTE: I mixed a tsp of a chilli recipe from the Golden Door Retreat into it (is fantastic for losing weight and tasty too; 300 grams of chilli peppers (all of it), 2 tbsp apple cider, 2 tsp tamari --- is HOT :).
• ENJOY.

CHIVE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. combine the potatoes, broth, onion. cook until potatoes are tender.do not drain, add the cream cheese, use a potato masher and mash to begin the thickening process.turn down the heat until cheese is melted, stirring occasionally. this is so much better the next day. i often make it the day before. serve a with garlic bread