Description
A hearty potato soup mixed with smoky sausage and a touch of cream, perfect for cozy nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 oz bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 10 oz smoked sausage, sliced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1.25 cups leek (white + light green), sliced and rinsed
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2.25 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup half & half
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp dried marjoram
- 0.75 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- In a large pot, cook bacon pieces over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon and set aside, leaving fat in the pot.
- Add butter to the bacon fat. When melted, add onion, carrots, celery, and leek. Cook until soft and translucent for about 5–7 minutes.
- Stir in minced garlic and sliced smoked sausage. Cook for 2–3 minutes.
- Pour in chicken broth and add cubed potatoes. Toss in bay leaves, bring to a boil, then simmer.
- Cook for 15–20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Remove bay leaves.
- Stir in marjoram, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and half & half. Return the reserved bacon pieces and heat gently.
- Just before serving, stir in chopped parsley.
- Optionally, mash some of the potatoes for a thicker texture.
Notes
Use unsalted butter to control salt, and rinse leeks well to remove grit.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg