MFK Fisher’s Potato Soup

[charisstoma]

MFK Fisher’s Potato Soup
http://www.alexandracooks.com/2016/01/06/mfk-fishers-potato-soup/
Adapted from MFK Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf

Ingredients
 2 onions, sliced thin
 4 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (1.33 lbs | 600 g, roughly)
 2 tablespoons flour
 4 tablespoons butter
 salt and pepper to taste
 3 cups milk, 2% or whole
 chopped herbs such as parsley or chives, optional

Instructions
1. Sauté the onions in 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium to medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until tender and just beginning to turn color. Add the potatoes and water to cover, about 2 1/2 cups. Simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.

2. In a separate pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until a light brown paste forms, a minute or so. Roux should be gently bubbling. Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly. Bring milk mixture to a gentle simmer, stir, then keep warm.

3. When potatoes are tender, add milk mixture to the pot. Use an immersion blender to purée until smooth or transfer mixture to food processor or blender (be careful with blender — I don't like using my blender for hot soups because I've had the top go shooting off and soup spraying everywhere). Season with salt (at least a teaspoon) and lots of fresh cracked pepper. Bring soup to a gentle simmer, stirring to ensure it isn't sticking to bottom of pot. Taste and adjust as needed with more salt or pepper. Add herbs if using. Thin with more water or milk if necessary.

4. When reheating the soup, thin with water as needed and adjust seasoning to taste.

Comments

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

Hmm I just had leek and potato soup,
Open pot, pop in micro for 3 minutes,
add a little scrape cheese.
Yum.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

I have made Leak and Potato soup. Didn't have milk in it, just pureed the soup to take out most of the chunks but I save some out because I like body in it.
It is easy and good.

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

I usually make vats of leek and potato soup - I'm Welsh can't not ;)
Never put milk in it, usually cheese though. Rarely puree, usually just mush half the potatoes with the wooden spoon and leave the rest.
Not made any this year *contemplates it* might have to go buy leeks saturday weather is mainly heavy rain here but there's been some cold days and promise of frost.

Tried baked potato soup the other day, nice but tasted very buttery/cheesy even for me ;) might try making it one day for a change.
Also Beetroot soup which was nice. I know it's cheating but bought soups are nice and handy in work ;)

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Leeks aren't available often here and/or they're expensive.
Will often substitute instead a sprouted onion or green onions/shallots.

I'm lazy and don't want to clean a blender so I too will mash the cooked potatoes with a spoon or a potato masher.
I use usually make it with the water, which often has onions in it, that I've cooked chicken.

[onecrazycanuck.livejournal.com]

I didn't read the title of the post, just scrolled down. My first thought was that the picture was a mostly empty plate to show that the recipe was so good that even the photographer ate it before he could snap a picture.

My brain is a very strange place.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

*looks at soup* *looks at you* Nope, not any stranger than my brain.