Before we went to bed last night, typhoon signal #2 had been raised over Rizal Province. Which means no school for my younger daughter, Alex. She got up late this morning, asked what we were having for lunch and I told her, we’ve having her favorite — fried tilapia. And she asked if we could have soup with the fish. Cream of mushrooms, she said. I told her we didn’t have button mushrooms, only shiitake. I suggested creamy potato soup instead. And she was happy — so long as it was a creamy soup. No problem.
Most creamy soups start with a roux — thickened butter and flour to which broth is added little by little. That was how I made this soup. A large potato, roux and broth (thawed from the freezer) from the carcass of the roast duck we had two weeks ago.
Ingredients
- 300 g. of potato, boiled, peeled and cut into half-inch cubes
3 tbsps. of butter
3 tbsps. of flour
4 to 6 c. of broth, preferably home made
salt
freshly ground pepperTo serve:
3 to 4 tsps. of butter
1/2 c. of cream
Instructions
- Make the roux. Melt the 3 tbsps. of butter in a thick-bottomed pan. Add the flour all at once, stirring until smooth. Cook for about five minutes over medium heat, stirring often. Pour in the broth in a thin stream, stirring as you pour. Add the potatoes, season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
Ladle the soup into bowls. Top each bowl with a teaspoonful of butter and some cream. Serve at once.
Slowly stir the butter and cream into the thick soup…
… until only fine wisps of butter are visible. Enjoy the soup by itself or with crusty bread.
Cooking time (duration): 20 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 2 to 3
Pang signal # 2 talaga yang soup na yan!
Hay, tama! So very comforting.
Yes, talagang comfort food yan! Yum! I noticed your soup bowls— Cardinal ceramics bowls yan, di ba Connie? Very pretty!
Yes they are. I’ve had them for more than 10 years already!
I recognized them kasi merong ganyan si Mom-in-law…she was the one who introduced me to Cardinal ceramics.
I have two serving bowls with similar pattern. Ingat na ingat ako hehehe
I’ll try this one since my daughters love potatoes. Hmmm, I don’t know what’s will tilapia, but fried tilapia is also my daughters favorite. In fact everytime we go home sa Pinas, they all say that hindi pala mahirap pakainin ang mga anak ko because they can eat fried tilapia everyday. Thanks Ms. Connie for sharing your talent with us!
thanks for this recipe. my family loves it!
hi ms. connie
may i ask what cream did you used for this recipe? is it the usual all purpose cream or just cream, because what i find mostly in groceries is all purpose cream..hoping for your response..many thanks
Alaska. All purpose.
hi ms connie do you have mushroom soup recipes? this soup sure looks good ill give it a try!
Yes, in the archive. Type in the proper keywords in the search box to view them.