This Potato and Smoked Sausage soup is one that my Dad used to make. He only made a few dishes and this was one of two or three that I remember. It was always delicious. A traditional comfort food favorite and special whenever he made it for us as kids.
Ingredients
- 2 links smoked sausage or smoked kielbasa sliced into 1/4" slices
- 3 medium white potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 small onion finely diced
- 1 green pepper, sliced
- 4-5 sprigs fresh parsley sprigs chopped
For roux
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tspn paprika
- for garnish
- 1 tbsp sour cream/serving optional
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients before starting recipe
- Peel and finely chop 1/3 of a medium sweet onion
- Slice smoked sausage into 1/2" rounds
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 3 quart stock pot over medium heat.
- Add sausage to stock pot and stir to combine, sauté for 3-4 minutes
- Add chopped onions and sauté for another 3-4 minutes or until onions become soft
- Add parsley and stir to combine
- Peel and cube potatoes and add to sausage and onion mixture and stir to combine
- Add water to cover the mixture by 1-2 inches and bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to a strong simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Do not allow to become mushy,
- Make a roux with 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of oil, when the roux is bubbling, remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of paprika, stir to combine. Then, add 2-3 ladles of soup to roux, stir and then turn the roux into the soup. Use a wire whisk to gently stir to make sure that lumps of flour do not form.
