Spicy Swiss Potato Soup

Name: Spicy Swiss Potato Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter, divided; 1 small shallot, finely chopped; 1 1/2 lbs idaho potatoes, peeled and quartered (about 2 medium potatoes); 3 cups low sodium chicken broth; 3 cups water; 1 1/2 cups milk; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; salt, to taste; fresh ground black pepper, to taste; cayenne pepper, to taste; 3/4 cup grated gruyere cheese (about 6 ounces); 2 teaspoons hot paprika; 2 scallions, white and green parts, finely sliced

Submitted by DrGaellon

"From _The Red Cat Cookbook_ by Jimmy Bradley and Andrew Friedman."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4

ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, divided
1 small shallot, finely chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs idaho potatoes, peeled and quartered (about 2 medium potatoes)
3 cups low sodium chicken broth
3 cups water
1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk
1 ¹⁄₂ cups heavy cream
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
cayenne pepper, to taste
³⁄₄ cup grated gruyere cheese (about 6 ounces)
2 teaspoons hot paprika
2 scallions, white and green parts, finely sliced

directions

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy soup pot. Saute shallot in butter until translucent and soft, about 3 minutes. Add the potatoes, chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook 15 minutes or until potatoes are soft when poked with a knife-tip. Strain the liquid into a bowl and set aside.
Pass potatoes through a food mill or ricer. Return to soup pot with milk, cream and 1 1/2 cups of cooking liquor. Whisk gently until combined well, but do not overwork the potatoes. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste, then add remaining 1 tablespoon of butter.
Divide Gruyere equally between four soup bowls. Ladle soup over cheese. Sprinkle with paprika and scallions to garnish.

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DrGaellon

New Rochelle, 0

I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013. After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!

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