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Potato Soup with Smoked Sausage

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Course: Soup
Cuisine: Hungarian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Degree of Difficulty : Easy
Servings: 4 people
Author : Kathy from Inspired Cuisine

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.