Drunken Potato Chorizo Soup Recipes

SATISFYING POTATO & CHORIZO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add the potatoes and let them cook until fork tender, roughly 10-12 minutes depending on how small or large you cut them. Your choice if you want to peel the potatoes or not. I like to leave them on since there is great nutrition in the skins. Drain the cooked potatoes and set aside.
• Set a heavy bottomed stock/soup pot over a medium flame and add the olive oil. Once it is warm, add the chorizo and saute, watching it doesn't burn. After about 4-5 minutes your oil should have quite a red tinge to it and the chorizo will be fully warmed through. Remove the chorizo from the pot using a slotted spoon and set-aside. Leave the oil in the pot.
• Continuing with medium heat, in the same pot with the olive oil, saute the onion and garlic for about 6-8 minutes. Watch it doesn't burn.
• Deglaze the pot with a bit of the broth, stirring to release anything stuck to the bottom and then add in the rest of the broth. Bring to a boil then add in the cooked potatoes. (You could cook the potatoes in the broth if you prefer, saves dirtying another pot -- however you'd likely have to add more broth).
• Let that mingle for a few minutes and then remove from the heat. Use an immersion blender to puree the soup. If you left the skin on your potatoes, you'll get little red flecks in the soup when it's all mixed up.
• Return the soup to the heat and add the chorizo back in, along with the pepper, cayenne if using, plus the carrots (or other veg) and parsley. Let it come back to a gentle simmer, cover and let cook until the carrots are tender. Of course if you're using something like spinach this won't take long. Season with salt if necessary, though likely your broth was salt enough. Enjoy!

WARMING CHORIZO, POTATO AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the sliced chorizo evenly into a large pan and bring it up to moderate to high heat. You shouldn't need any oil for this dish as the chorizo will provide plenty of it. Cook the chorizo until the oil has been released and the pieces have started to crisp up, which should take around 5 to 6 minutes.
• Set aside the chorizo on a side dish, retaining the oil in the pan.
• Add the garlic, onions and chilli flakes and continue to cook until the onion is translucent, another 5 minutes or so (omit the chilli flakes if you prefer it less spicy).
• Add the potatoes and the cooked chorizo and cook for a further 1 minute.
• Add the stock and bring to the boil.
• Cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes.
• Add and stir in the cabbage.
• Cover and simmer for a further 10 to 12 minutes until the potatoes are falling apart.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve in a deep bowl.

DRUNKEN POTATO & CHORIZO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook chorizo until nice and crispy, Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain any excess fat. To the same pot, add remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then add the onion and potatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and slightly crispy.
• 2. Add the garlic, red bell peppers and bay leaf, and season with lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook until the veggies soften up a bit, then add the smoked paprika and wine. Cook so the liquid reduces by half, then add the chicken stock. Give everything a good stir, then add reserved chorizo. Cook for 20 minutes until the soup reduces to a consistency that's close to but not thick like a stew.