Potato Leek Soup With Beer Bratwurst Recipes

POTATO LEEK SOUP WITH BEER BRATWURST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven melt 3-tablespoons butter and add Beer Bratwursts. Brown Bratwursts; season with salt and pepper. Remove Bratwursts and place in a saucepan. Add 2 bottles of Stout, bay leaf and juniper berries. Bring to a full boil and reduce to a simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove Beer Bratwurst and hold warm for service.
• Add remaining butter leeks, carrots, celery, bell pepper, garlic and fresh herbs. Add sea salt and white pepper. Saute 4-5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add wine and reduce by one-half.
• Add chicken stock, remaining Chocolate Stout, cream, nutmeg and potatoes. Stir soup and bring to a full boil. Reduce to simmer for 25- minutes or until potatoes are tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove soup from heat and discard bay leaf. Whisk in creme fraiche.
• Serve soup in warm bowls.
• Garnish soup with Fresh Parsley Sprigs and place a warm Beer Bratwurst.
• *Chef's Note: The Stout should be room temperature.

POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Place a large soup pot over medium-high to high heat, and drizzle in about 2 tablespoons of oil; once the oil is very hot, add in the sliced smoked sausage, and leave it undisturbed for a couple of minutes to allow for it to caramelize and get some good color; then stir, and allow it to caramelize some more for several minutes.
• Once the sausage is browned, drizzle in a little more oil (if the sausage is not too greasy already), and stir in the sliced leeks; it may seem like a lot of leeks, but they will cook way down as you allow them to also caramelize and get golden with the sausage, about 10 minutes, or so.
• Once the leeks are golden-brown, add in the garlic, a pinch of salt and black pepper, and stir just until the garlic becomes aromatic; then, add in the potatoes, along with the hot chicken stock, and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat, cover with lid just partly askew, and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes, or until your potatoes are tender.
• Finish with the lemon juice and the parsley, and serve with some good bread.

CLASSIC POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large wide pot over medium heat. Add the garlic, leeks and onion and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and not browned, about 12 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high, pour in the wine and continue to cook, uncovered, until almost dry, about 4 minutes.
• Add the potatoes, bay leaf, thyme, 7 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook, covered, until the potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Remove and discard the thyme and bay leaf. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and carefully puree until smooth, taking care not to fill the carafe more than half full per batch, or puree with an immersion blender in the pot. Reheat the soup over medium heat until steaming.
• Whisk in the cream and lemon juice. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish with fresh thyme leaves, a drizzle of oil and a frizzled leeks or shallot if using.

POTATO BEER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, onion and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; cool slightly (do not drain). In a blender, cover and process mixture in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan and heat through., Stir in the milk, beer, Worcestershire sauce, bouillon, salt, mustard and white pepper; heat through. Stir in cheese just until melted. If desired, top with croutons, bacon, chives and/or pepper.

POTATO LEEK AND BRATWURST SOUP

Steps:

• Add the potatoes and leeks to the chicken broth; bring to boiling and cook covered until veggies are tender (15 - 20 minutes). Add browned bratwurst, butter, salt, pepper and cream. Heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally. Serve hot, and garnish with chives and paprika.

BAVARIAN POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large soup pot.
• Add leeks and onion. Slowly sauté until soft but not browned.
• Add potatoes, stock, salt and marjoram.
• Bring to boil. Cover and boil slowly for 30 minutes, potatoes should be fork tender.
• Reduce heat to a simmer, add half-and-half and simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add heavy cream and white pepper just before serving.