Creamy Potato Soup with Herby Compound Butter
Yield: 8 servings
This Creamy Potato Soup with Herby Compound Butter gets everything right. It's silky smooth, rich but not heavy, and lightly buttery with an incredible flavor. Even better, it's ready in just an hour!
Ingredients
for the creamy potato soup:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 12 large garlic cloves minced
- 8 cups low sodium chicken stock
- 3 pounds red or gold potatoes peeled and cut into 1'' pieces
- 1 cup half & half
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup full-fat sour cream
for the herby compound butter:
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoons kosher salt
Instructions
- For the soup: In a large stock pot, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and gently sauté until onion is very soft, stirring regularly, about 12 to 15 minutes. Do not let the onion and garlic brown.
- Add chicken stock and diced potatoes, and give it a stir. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Then lower heat to medium and cook for about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are completely tender. They MUST be fork-tender!
- Using an immersion blender, very carefully blend the mixture until all chunks are broken down, and your desired consistency is reached. (Or very carefully transfer to a blender, in batches, and blend - then return blended mixture to the pot on the stove.) Stir in half & half, Parmesan, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
- Let soup warm back up for another 10-15 minutes before whisking in the sour cream.
- For the herby compound butter: While soup is cooking, make the compound butter. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients until fully incorporated, and set aside.
- To serve: Add a dollop of herby compound butter to individual bowls of soup and swirl it into the soup as it melts. Garnish with additional fresh rosemary and thyme if desired.
Notes
from a farmgirl’s dabbles
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 359kcal Carbohydrates: 20g Protein: 10g Fat: 27g Saturated Fat: 16g Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 72mg Sodium: 1206mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 4g
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