Simple Potato Soup Recipe [Stovetop, Few Ingredients] - Balkan Lunch Box (2024)

Our simple potato soup recipe made on a stovetop requires just a few ingredients. It's a great alternative to the loaded potato soup. Chunky, thick, and brothy, it overflows with potatoes and carrots. Made with vegetable, or chicken broth, this soup is quick and yummy!

Background

Come November I'm kind of done with creamy soups for a while. Hey, I love a loaded potato soup with a bunch of soup toppings as much as the next girl!

But every now and then I crave a lighter broth that's thick in a chunky and non-too-creamy way. A simple potato soup with just a few ingredients.

Today's recipe is a perfect example!

It's a stovetop soup that's:

• deliciously chunky but light,
• (optionally) enriched with a pinch of heavy cream (no milk!),
• and ultimately, an easy potato soup with vegetable or chicken broth.

Simple ingredients. (Forget the leeks, sausage, and mushrooms!) Great taste! (YUM!) Made from scratch in about 30-40 minutes. (Quick and easy!)

Shall we?

Ingredients

Here are the few ingredients you'll need to make this easy potato soup.

• Potatoes: Yukon Gold potatoes are the best potatoes for this soup. (Even Wikipedia calls these potatoes the "jack-of-all-trades" due to their versatility, durability, and sweet-ish flavor.) Dice them small for easier and quicker cooking. They taste better in smaller bites, and they still give you that chunky potato soup. Alternatively, go for Russett or Red. Avoid fingerling potatoes.

• Carrots: they give a touch of sweetness without overpowering the dish. Try different cutting methods for different soup textures (diced, minced, grated).

• Onion: white and yellow onions both work for this soup. You can also dice these any size depending on how you like onions in your food. (I like what onions do for a dish but prefer not to bite into them, so I opt for grating.)

• Herbs and seasonings: a regular medley of salt, pepper, and parsley (fresh is best, but dry works too) is your best bet. Paprika is the main seasoning, and whichever type you choose will have an influence on the taste (hot, mild, smokey, etc.). Alternatively, use your own spice mix.

• Broth: it's best if you make this easy potato soup with chicken broth. However, if you prefer a vegetarian potato soup, just switch it up with vegetable broth. Beef broth is really the last choice, as it may make the soup "heavier." Alternatively, use water and add a stock or bouillon cube or powder, or other seasonings to give it your preferred flavor.

• Heavy cream and flour (thickeners): this simple potato soup recipe does require a little bit of heavy cream and one tablespoon of flour to thicken it. The broth is on the lighter side, so just a pinch will do. Start with an ounce and move up to 3.5, adjusting to taste (about 30-100ml). If you opt for just one thickener adjust the volumes accordingly. Alternatively, when the soup is almost ready, blend ⅓ of the potatoes with an immersion blender.

Instructions

Here is how to make this brothy, chunky potato soup in a few easy steps.

Step 1. Heat up the oil. Add carrot, onion, and garlic. Sauté.

Step 2. Add spices and flour, and stir occasionally. Add broth and bring to a boil.

Step 3. Add potatoes and cook for 25 min. Add heavy cream and parsley. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Handling

Serving:serve this chunky potato soup warm. It goes well withfermented saladsandhomemade bread. Keep leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. This dish is best consumed on the same day.

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Prijatno and bon appetit!

(Recipe by S. Hajdarević)

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