Smoky Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook garlic and leek until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add apple, celery, and ginger, and cook for 3 minutes. Add sweet potatoes and stock, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Add chipotle chile.
• Working in batches, transfer mixture to a blender, and puree until smooth, transferring soup to a large bowl as you work. (For safety, remove cap from hole in lid, and cover with a dish towel to prevent spattering.) Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with pepitas before serving.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon butter and olive oil in a stockpot over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic salt, tarragon, and liquid smoke; cook until onion is translucent, 2 to 4 minutes more. Add potatoes and vegetable stock; bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are tender and stock has been reduced to about 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in cornstarch and mix completely, being careful not to burn. Add half-and-half and cook until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add to potato mixture and heat through, 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with Cheddar cheese and parsley.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, fry bacon over medium heat, until browned. Transfer bacon to a paper towel to drain.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
• Saute onion, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes or until limp.
• Add chicken broth and potatoes to the soup pot. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Transfer half of soup to blender, and puree until smooth. Put pureed soup back in soup pot.
• Stir in rosemary and bacon.
• Bring the soup to a simmer. Add a little milk or broth to make soup desired consistency.
• Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Rinse lentils. Put them in a Dutch oven or large, heavy-bottomed pot and add 8 cups water. Pin a bay leaf to each onion half using a whole clove and add to the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, add a large pinch of salt, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook with lid ajar for about 30 minutes, until soft. Turn off heat.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to boil, and cook the potato slices until just done, about 10 minutes, then drain and spread out on a baking sheet to cool.
• Put 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is wavy, add leeks and stir to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Let leeks cook briskly, stirring frequently until soft but still bright green, about 5 to 8 minutes. Turn heat to medium, stir in chopped garlic, thyme, pimentón and cayenne.
• Add saffron and soaking water, the chopped tomato and vinegar. Turn heat to high and let everything simmer for a few minutes. Pour contents of skillet into Dutch oven with lentils. Add the reserved potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook covered with lid ajar for about 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, then cook for 10 more minutes. The lentils will be quite soft and the potatoes will start to break. Discard onion and thyme sprig.
• Finish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and chopped parsley, if you wish.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet, toss together peppers, potatoes, garlic, and olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer and roast until peppers are tender and potatoes are cooked through, about 25 minutes.
• Peel garlic. Peel, seed, and coarsely chop peppers. Add garlic and peppers to a medium pot, along with potatoes and broth; season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer over medium-high. Wipe pan clean. With a potato masher or back of a wooden spoon, mash some potatoes and peppers until soup is thick and chunky.
• Add chorizo to reserved pan and roast until fat renders and chorizo is crispy, about 7 minutes. To serve, add chorizo and pan drippings to soup.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in medium sized slow cooker.
• Cook on high 3 1/2 - 5 hours or on low 8-10 hours.