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« on: May 03, 2010, 10:31:58 AM »
Talking of potato soup - here is an easy recipe that I really like - Double Potato soup
first soup:
30g butter
2 large (400 gms) potatoes, chopped
1 medium onion, sliced
2 lime leaves
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup cream
Melt butter, add potatoes, onion & lim leaf. cover, cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes or until onion is soft. Stir in stock & crea, bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, simmer for about 10 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Blend or process until smooth.
2nd soup:
30 gm butter
1 large (400 gms) sweet potato (kumara)
1 3/4 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons cream
Melt butter, add sweet potato, cover, cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Stir in stock and cream. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes or until potato is soft. Blend or process til smooth.
Place each soup in a separate jug, pour simultaneously into soup bowls.
You end up with the white soup on one side, and the orange soup on the other. Can use a skewer down the dividing line and swirl a bit for a pretty effect. Sprinkle white side with chopped chives.
To make life easier, I just cook it as one soup. Not as attractive but very yummy. If I was cooking for guests, would probably make it the way it was intended. I also usually leave out the cream and am able to freeze it. Looks a bit disgusting when it thaws, but stirs to a good consistency when heated. Great, in cooler weather, to grab from the freezer on the way to work and eat for lunch.