How To Make Potato Pear Soup
This potato pear soup recipe is the perfect example of a savory and sweet soup that just works. Make this rich and creamy dish on the next rainy day.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspbutter or olive oil
- 1large leek,thinly sliced, dark green parts discarded
- 3clovesgarlic,minced
- 2lbsRusset potatoes,peeled and roughly diced
- 2pears,cored and diced
- 4cupschicken broth,or vegetable broth
- 1tbspfresh rosemary,finely chopped
- ½cupheavy cream
- Salt and black pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the white and light-green parts of the leek, and saute for 5 minutes until tender, stirring occasionally.
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Add garlic, potatoes and pears and saute for an additional 2 minutes. Add broth and chopped fresh rosemary and bring to a boil.
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Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
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Use an immersion blender to puree the soup. Or transfer to a blender in small batches and pulse until pureed.
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Return to saucepan and stir in heavy cream. Season generously with salt and freshly-cracked black pepper. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 953.50kcal
- Fat: 35.51g
- Saturated Fat: 16.44g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 14.28g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.07g
- Carbohydrates: 140.89g
- Fiber: 13.84g
- Sugar: 32.47g
- Protein: 25.23g
- Cholesterol: 95.91mg
- Sodium: 2909.18mg
- Calcium: 190.46mg
- Potassium: 2830.47mg
- Iron: 6.98mg
- Vitamin A: 299.63µg
- Vitamin C: 43.45mg
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