Sometimes though going out is just too much bother and since I know how to make soup and reverse engineering recipes is kind of a hobby of mine, when I got a craving for some Zuppa Toscana I knew just how to make it.
And...
I DID!
This soup is so delicious and I think my version is actually better than the "name brand".
Here's how I did it:
One big soup pot on a medium flame
One good glug of olive oil into the pot
One medium yellow onion chopped and dropped into the oil
1/2 lb of Italian sausage removed from it's casing and broken up into the pot. (I splurged on this at Earthfare and got 2 links of hot Italian sausage)
6 smallish red potatoes chopped and then dropped into the pot when the sausage is mostly done
One box of chicken stock poured in on top of everything (32oz I believe as I decided to not get the biggest new box at the store)
Give it all a stir and be patient.
Simmer for awhile-at least 30 to 45 minutes and give it a taste. I needed to add some salt (grey Celtic sea salt in my case) and the sausage wasn't very fennely so I added about 1/8 tsp of fennel seed which I crushed with my fingers before adding it in
You aren't done yet!
Get out your potato masher and start mashing until it's the texture you like - don't go too crazy as you still want plenty of potato chunks!
One bunch of fresh kale goes in next - stem it and tear the leaves into smallish bits and stir them into your hot soup
TURN OFF THE HEAT!
This is very important for the soup to be a success, after all you don't want your soup to "break" do you?
Now for the last step:
Stir in about 1 cup of whole milk or enough to make the color "right" (this was another splurge from Earthfare- organic, non homogenized, and minimally pasteurized-delicious I must say).
Serve yourself a bowl and top with a fresh grating of Parmesan cheese.
Enjoy!
*instead of tiramisu we made oatmeal raisin walnut cookies which we have eaten the heck out of.
1 comment:
Printed out...going to try this weekend. I LOVE potato soup!!!!!!!
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