Best 5 Apple Barn Potato Soup Recipes

APPLE-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in hot oil over medium-low heat in a soup pot or Dutch oven 10 minutes or until soft and translucent. Add celery and leek and saute 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute 2 minutes.
• Stir in apples and next 8 ingredients (through pepper). Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 and thinly slice apple for apple rings using a mandoline if possible. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray, and place apple slices in a single layer on sheet. Sprinkle with sugar and bake about 15 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with salt, if desired.
• Remove soup from heat and let cool slightly. Process with an immersion blender, or place soup in a food processor or blender and process in batches until smooth. Return to pot.
• Stir in milk or half-and-half and next 2 ingredients; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Top with oven-baked apple slices, bacon (vegetarian or regular or crispy pancetta) and chives.

QUICK APPLE AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat add the butter and olive oil. Add the celery, onion, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, then stir while cooking until the onions and celery are tender. Add the garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and cumin. Stir and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes and apples stirring to coat them with the contents of the pot. Add the vegetable stock and apple cider and then cover. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.
• In batches, carefully puree the contents of the pot in a blender or use an immersion blender. Taste and season with salt. Serve warm or chilled.
• When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO & APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place sweet potatoes, onion, apple and garlic cloves in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Roast 40-45 minutes or until very tender, stirring occasionally., Cool slightly. Process in batches in a blender with broth until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan. Stir in salt and pepper; heat through, stirring occasionally. If desired, serve with sour cream.

ROASTED APPLE, ONION, AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Toast the fennel seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat, shaking, until aromatic. Transfer the toasted seeds to a spice mill, and grind to a fine powder. Reserve 1 1/2 teaspoons of the ground fennel. (Any remaining ground fennel may be saved in an airtight container.)
• Heat oven to 450 degrees with rack in center. Spray a 9 by 12 3/4 by 2 1/2-inch roasting pan with cooking spray. Arrange the onions and the potatoes in pan. Core 2 apples, and add to pan. Spray onions, potatoes, and apples with cooking spray, and sprinkle with the cumin, reserved fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Roast 25 minutes. Remove apples from pan, and let cool. Using a spatula, turn vegetables over, and continue to roast, 25 to 40 minutes, or until onions are tender when pierced with a knife.
• Set aside 2 cooked potato quarters and 2 cooked onion quarters; cut into bitesize chunks, and reserve. Transfer remaining onions and potatoes to a food processor. Add 1/2 cup of chicken stock to pan; place over medium-high heat. Scrape up any cooked-on bits with a wooden spoon, and add the warm liquid to food processor. Add 1 1/2 cups stock to processor. Puree until smooth. Transfer puree to a stockpot. Remove peel from 2 cooked apples. Add the flesh to food processor. Add 1 1/2 cups stock, and puree until smooth. Transfer to the stockpot, stir, and warm over medium heat. (If soup is too thick, add the remaining 1/2 cup stock, and warm.) Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Meanwhile, peel and core the remaining apple; cut into 1/2-inch chunks. Spray a skillet with cooking spray. Cook over medium high heat, 8 to 12 minutes, until chunks are golden brown.
• To serve, add apple, potato, and onion chunks to soup, and warm over medium heat. Season to taste. Sprinkle with tarragon.

BEST EVER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally; drain drippings. Add vegetables, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve with green onions.