Category: Run Aground

Revisiting from 2023:

I was under the weather all weekend and this soup seemed like the perfect remedy.

Spicy Potato Soup (Zuppa Toscana)

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• ½ lb spicy ground sausage (or ground beef)
• ¼ tsp crushed red pepper (opt)
• 1 bay leaf (remove before serving)
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• 32 oz chicken broth
• 6 potatoes, well scrubbed, unpeeled – cubed or thinly sliced
• 2 cups milk
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 oz shredded cheddar or jack (opt – I like parmesan myself)

saucepan or instant pot