Grandma’s Classic Potato Soup
This creamy potato soup is a true comfort food classic, inspired by traditional German family recipes. Made with tender potatoes, celeriac, leek, and fresh marjoram, it’s blended until smooth and finished with cream and lemon juice for a delicate flavour. Served with toasted rye bread, golden fried onions, and fresh chives, it’s the perfect warming dish for chilly days.
Servings 4
Calories 225kcal
Ingredients
- 300 g floury potatoes
- 100 g celeriac
- 1 small leek
- ½ bunch marjoram
- 1 stock cube or 500 ml broth
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 slices rye bread or other brown bread
- 1 large onion
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 100 g double cream whipping cream
- Salt & pepper
For garnish:
- 1 tbsp chives finely chopped
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and celeriac, wash and cut into small cubes. Clean the leek, slice lengthwise, wash, and cut into thin rings. Rinse the marjoram, shake dry, pluck the leaves and chop finely.
- Place the prepared vegetables into a soup pot, add the stock cube and 1 litre of water. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for about 20 minutes until the potatoes and vegetables are soft.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp butter in a frying pan. Toast the slices of rye bread on both sides until golden brown. Remove and cut in half. Place in soup bowls.
- Peel the onion and slice into rings. Heat the remaining butter in the same pan and fry the onion rings until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
- Purée the soup with a hand blender until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice and cream. Season generously with salt and pepper.
- To serve, ladle the soup over the toasted bread in the bowls. Top with fried onion rings and sprinkle with chopped chives.
Notes
Grandma’s Tips
- For variety, you can add other vegetables such as cauliflower, peas, or carrots, which give the soup extra flavour.
- Instead of bread slices, serve with crispy white bread cubes (croutons).
- Fried bacon pieces make a delicious topping if you want a heartier version.
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 396mg | Potassium: 460mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 568IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg