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Polish Potato Soup

Polish Potato Soup

This comforting Polish Potato Soup features dill pickle and sour cream for a deliciously tangy flavor.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Soup
Cuisine Polish
Servings 6 servings
Calories 343 kcal

Equipment

  • soup pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 ounces Polish kielbasa sausage quartered and sliced ¼-inch thick
  • 1 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 2 ribs celery cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 2 medium carrots cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 2.5 pounds Yukon gold potatoes peeled and sliced
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1.5 cups water or as needed
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 0.25 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper or to taste
  • 0.75 cup diced dill pickle
  • 0.25 cup pickle juice
  • 0.5 cup chopped fresh dill divided
  • 0.33 cup sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat and add kielbasa. Cook, stirring, for a few minutes to flavor the oil. Add onions, celery, and carrots, and cook, stirring, until onions turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, quarter potatoes and cut into ¼-inch thick slices. Transfer about ⅓ of the potatoes into cold water, and reserve in the refrigerator until needed. Stir remaining sliced potatoes into the vegetables.
  • Add broth, water, salt, pepper, cayenne, pickles, pickle juice, and half the fresh chopped dill. Raise the heat to high, and wait for soup to start to simmer. While soup is coming up to temperature, stir in sour cream.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Use a potato masher to break up potatoes.
  • Drain and add the reserved sliced potatoes, and let soup simmer until potatoes are very soft and tender, about 40 to 45 minutes more. During the last 30 minutes, be careful to stir gently to maintain whole pieces of potato.
  • Taste for seasoning and adjust. Stir in remaining dill, and serve immediately, garnished with more sour cream and dill.

Notes

This soup can be customized with additional vegetables or spices based on preference.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 343kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 9gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 1663mgPotassium: 1261mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Comfort Food, dill pickle, kielbasa, Polish Potato Soup, potato soup, soup recipes
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