Fennel and Potato Soup

Description

Aromatic soup ideal for chilly spring days.

Ingredients

  • 3 bulbs fennel – trimmed, quartered, and cored
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 spring onions, sliced
  • 4 cups vegetable stock, divided
  • 1 large potato, peeled and cubed
  • ΒΌ cup water, or as needed (Optional)
  • ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Slice the fennel into medium-size pieces.
  2. Heat butter and olive oil together in a pot over medium-low heat. Add sliced fennel
  3. spring onions
  4. and 1 cup of the stock. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes until fennel is soft and translucent.
  5. Pour remaining stock into the pot; add potato. Bring the mixture to a boil
  6. reduce heat to medium-low
  7. and simmer gently until the potato is very soft and cooked through
  8. about 25 minutes. Gently mash vegetables with a potato masher or the back of a wooden spoon until soup is thick and chunky. If soup is too thick
  9. stir in water by tablespoons to your desired consistency. Season with black pepper. Let rest 5 minutes to allow flavors to develop before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 4

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