German Potato Soup Recipes

GERMAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Boil the ham bone and the bay leaves in approximately 3 quarts of water for one hour.
• If your broth boils down too much you may need to add extra water.
• Remove and cut the meat into chunks after your rich broth is made.
• Add ham, onion, celery, potatoes, carrots, salt, pepper, cabbage and parsley to the broth.
• Cook until veggies are done.

GERMAN POTATO BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat; add onions, bacon, and bay leaf. Cook and stir the onion mixture until the onions are nearly clear, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the pot; add potatoes, flour, marjoram, caraway seed, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir sour cream into the soup; cook another 1 to 2 minutes.

GERMAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the bacon then add the onion and cook until golden, 6-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add all remaining ingredients except for the parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 30-40 minutes.
• Add the parsley and simmer for another minute. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Note: This is a great make-ahead soup as the flavor is even better the next day!

GERMAN POTATO SOUP (KARTOFFELSUPPE)

Steps:

• Heat up olive oil on a medium-sized pot.
• Once olive oil is ready, add garlic and onion.
• Cook until garlic becomes fragrant and onion becomes softer.
• Add carrot and celery. Mix and cook for a few minutes.
• Add potatoes, stock and bay leaf.
• Cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
• Keep simmering until the vegetables are slightly cooked (i.e. softened).
• Remove the bay leaf. Scoop about 1/3 of the vegetables and set aside.
• Add double cream and butter. Mix until butter has completely dissolve.
• Blitz the soup by using a stick blender. (Alternatively, you can use a stand blender, but you have to make sure the soup has cooled down a bit.)
• Season with salt and pepper. Add lemon zest. (Although cumin and nutmeg are optional, you should add them now if you intend to use them.)
• Mix to combine everything.
• Add spring onions. Mix, taste and adjust the seasoning, if desired.
• Add back the 1/3 of the vegetables that was set aside earlier. Cover and simmer for about 3 minutes.
• Serve. Garnish with more spring onions, if desired.

GERMAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel, wash, and cut the potatoes into approx. 1/4 - 1/2 inch sized cubes. Peel and finely chop the onion. Wash the other vegetables (leek, celery root, carrots), peel where necessary/desired, and chop them into small cubes or rings as well.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot, add the onions and sauté them for a few minutes until they become translucent. Add the potatoes and other vegetables and sauté for 2-3 minutes as well.
• Now add your vegetable broth to the pot. The broth should just cover all the vegetables. In our case, this was 4 cups of vegetable broth - but it might be slightly more or less for you.
• Bring everything to a low boil, then turn down the heat and let the soup simmer for around 20 minutes with the lid on. Stir occasionally.
• In the meantime, cut the sausages into slices. Also, wash and chop the parsley.
• After the 20 minutes, add the sliced sausage, chopped parsley, whipping cream (NOT sweet already "whipped" cream), salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the soup - then give it a stir. Let everything simmer for 5 more minutes until the sausages are heated. Add more salt and/or pepper to taste, if desired.
• You can garnish the soup with some more fresh parsley before serving.

GERMAN POTATO CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, combine water, chicken broth, chicken soup base, black pepper, carrots, diced potatoes, and onions. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat. Simmer 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add celery and red bell pepper, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Gradually add mayonnaise to hot soup, whisking until smooth. Reduce heat to medium low. Gradually stir in processed cheese, sharp Cheddar cheese, and Swiss cheese; continue stirring until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in potato flakes. Remove from heat, and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

INSTANT POT KARTOFFELSUPPE GERMAN POTATO SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut off the dark green stem and the root off the leek (save the green parts to use in homemade broth). Cut the white and light green parts only of the leek lengthwise down the middle, then cut into 1/2 inch half moons slices. Place leek pieces in a large bowl of water and separate the pieces with your hands to clean the dirt off. Lift the cleaned pieces out of the dirty water and set aside. Throw out the dirty water.
• Turn on the saute button on the Instant Pot and add the bacon. Cook for a few minutes, until lightly browned and oil is released. Remove the bacon and set aside.
• Add the leek and onion to the bacon grease in the pot and saute for 3-5 minutes, until veggies are wilted. Turn off saute option and add the carrots, potatoes, broth, and marjoram to the Instant Pot. Cover with the Instant Pot lid; making sure it's locked and the steam value is in the closed position. Select the manual 15 minutes high pressure.
• When the soup is finished cooking, wait 10 minutes for the Instant Pot to cool down or release pressure manually by taking a hand towel and carefully opening up the steam value on the lid. It is safe to open the lid once all steam has been released.
• Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir in the sliced wieners to heat through. Serve in large bowls and a sprinkling of garlic chives, if desired.

OLD GERMAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and rinse the pototoes, celeriac and carrots. Chop into small dice. Peel the onion and stud it with the bay leaf and clove.
• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Add the diced celeriac and carrots and brown lightly while stirring. Add the diced potatoes, studded onion and the vegetable stock. Cover and bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove the outer leaves of the leeks and cut off the root ends and dark green leaves. Cut in half, wash thoroughly, drain and slice. Add the sliced leeks to the soup, cover and cook for about another 10 minutes.
• Remove the onion with bay leaf and clove. Remove about 1/3 of the potato and vegetable mixture from the soup. Place it into a blender and puree and add back to the pot (or use a stick blender to partially puree the vegetables in the pot). Add the seasonings.
• For the garnish: Clean the mushrooms, and chop into bite sized pieces if they are large. Peel the onion and dice finely. Melt the butter in a saute pan and add the diced onion. Saute, stirring constantly about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute another 5 minutes.
• Just before serving top the soup with the mushroom and onion mixture and sprinkle with the herbs.
• Note: to save time, make the garnish after adding the leek to the soup pot to save time.

GERMAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. , With a potato masher, puree most of the vegetables. For dumplings, combine the egg, water, salt and flour until smooth and stiff. Drop by teaspoonfuls into the boiling soup. Cover and simmer until the dumplings are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Garnish each serving with a butter and parsley.