Roasted Potato Fennel Soup
January 7, 2018
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- 2 LBs potatoes (red or yukon) unpeeled & quartered
- olive oil (2 TB roasting & 2 TB sauté onions)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 C (2 yellow onions chopped)
- 2 C (~ 2 LBs fennel chopped) remove & save tops, slice in half, remove tough core, slice & chop.
- 6 C chicken broth (1.5 Quarts)
- 1/2 C heavy cream
A, Roast quartered potatoes, toss with 2 Tb oil, s&p, garlic. spread on baking sheet. Bake in 400° Oven 30 mins.
B. In stock pot: Sauté chopped onions, & fennel in 2 TBs olive oil. med heat until translucent, 10 mins.
C. Add roasted potatoes (include scrapings from baking sheet) & chicken broth to B stock pot (onions & fennel). Cover, bring to boil, then simmer 1 hour.
D. Add 1/2 C cream & let soup cool. Pass through food mill (removes skins) or chop coarsely in food processor or hand held blender.
Top each soup bowl with a few fennel fronds, drizzle with cream.