Best Potato And Fennel Soup Hodge Recipes

ROASTED-POTATO FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large bowl, toss the potatoes with 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Spread on a baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes, until cooked through.
• Saute the onions and fennel with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large stockpot on medium heat until translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the roasted potatoes (including the scrapings from the pan) and the chicken stock. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, until all of the vegetables are very soft. Add the heavy cream and allow the soup to cool slightly. Pass the soup through the largest disk of a food mill or chop coarsely in batches in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Taste for salt and pepper. Reheat and serve hot.

POTATO-FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Make the broth: Cut off the dark green tops of the leeks and put in a large pot along with the fennel stems and fronds; add 8 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, halve the remaining leeks lengthwise, then thinly slice and rinse. Put the carrots and half each of the sliced leeks and diced fennel on a foil-lined baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper, coat with cooking spray and toss. Roast until golden, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat. Add the remaining leeks and fennel and cook, stirring, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the potatoes and 2 cups of the prepared broth. Cover and cook until tender, 15 minutes. Add 4 more cups broth and the milk; bring to a boil. Working in batches, transfer to a blender and puree; season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into bowls; top with the roasted vegetables and chopped herbs. Spread the ricotta on the toasted bread and season with pepper; serve with the soup.

FENNEL AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Slice the fennel into medium-size pieces.
• Heat butter and olive oil together in a pot over medium-low heat. Add sliced fennel, spring onions, and 1 cup of the stock. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes until fennel is soft and translucent.
• Pour remaining stock into the pot; add potato. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer gently until the potato is very soft and cooked through, 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, stir in water by tablespoons to your desired consistency. Season with black pepper. Let rest 5 minutes to allow flavors to develop before serving.

LOADED POTATO AND FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the stock and water to a simmer in a medium saucepan.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add the fennel, celery, shallots, garlic and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables just start to soften but not brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel, quarter and thinly sliced the potatoes. Add them to the Dutch oven along with the hot stock. Cover and simmer over medium heat until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Cook the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the crushed fennel seeds to the skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor until smooth. (See Cook's Note) Alternatively, use an immersion blender to puree the soup. Return the soup to the Dutch oven and season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the crispy pancetta, Cheddar, snipped chives and sour cream, if using, and drizzle with the fennel oil. Serve.

POTATO AND FENNEL SOUP HODGE

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan cook diced fennel and onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes. Peel and cube potatoes. Add potatoes and broth to fennel mixture and simmer, covered, until potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes. In a blender or food processor purée mixture in batches until smooth and return to saucepan. Stir in milk and salt and pepper to taste and simmer soup, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, or until heated through.
• Garnish soup with reserved fennel leaves.