POTATO LOVAGE SOUP

Potato Lovage Soup image

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoon butter
10 ounces yellow onion (1 medium)
3 cups milk
1 quart chicken or vegetable stock
2.5 pounds potatoes
1 ounce Lovage leaves, de-stemmed
1/2 teaspoon Salt (optional)
1 teaspoon Celery seeds (optional)

Steps:

Peel and dice onion and potatoes.
Melt butter in a stock pot and saute onions until lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
Add potatoes and soup stock and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook covered for until potatoes are tender. About 20 minutes.
Add lovage leaves and simmer an additional 5 minutes.
Remove the soup from heat and allow to cool for several minutes. Then stir in the milk.
With an immersion (stick) blender, liquify the potatoes and lovage leaves.
Season with fresh pepper, julienned lovage leaves for garnish, and/or celery seeds. Serve hot or cold.