Traditional Irish potato soup.

Traditional Irish Potato Soup Recipe

How to make Irish potato soup.

There is something about a hearty and delicious bowl of Irish Potato soup that warms the soul on a cold winter day. And what could be better than a thick and creamy potato soup?

This Irish potato soup recipe uses starchy potatoes, chicken stock, cream, and onion. It’s seasoned with salt and pepper and perfect for a winter day!

Just follow these simple steps to make a delicious bowl of Irish Potato soup at home.



Traditional Irish Potato Soup Recipe

There’s nothing quite like a big bowl of steaming hot Irish potato soup on a cold winter day. This thick and creamy soup is made with simple ingredients, yet it’s so hearty and delicious that you’ll want to make it repeatedly.

Best of all, it’s easy to prepare so you can have a piping-hot bowl of goodness on the table in no time.

Irish potato soup recipe

Traditional Irish Soup Preparation

Preparing the ingredients for this Irish Potato Soup couldn’t be any easier.

You want to take your onion and roughly diced it. You can go small dice if your knife skills are up to it. The smaller the onion dice, the faster they will sweat in the pot.

Leaving the onions big won’t make too much of a difference, so its down to your skill level.

Potatoes

The potatoes you want to cut into cubes and small if you can. The smaller the cubes of potatoes, the faster they will cook. The best potatoes to use for Irish Potato Soup are ones which have a medium to high starch content. Russet potatoes or Yellow or Yukon gold are perfect for this recipe.

Use your own preference here and cut the potatoes to what size suits your knife kill level.

Stock

Warm up your stock and have it ready to add to the pot. Having your stock hot will speed up the cooking process. Make sure to taste your stock before you use it for salt level. You don’t want a stock that is high in salt.

Use the salt level in the stock to dictate how much seasoning you add. Most will use vegetable stock for making this soup but I often prefer to use chicken stock as it adds a little extra flavour. It’s your choice which one to use.

Irish Potato Soup Recipe

If you love Irish Soup then make sure to try my Traditional Irish Vegetable Soup Recipe.

Making Traditional Irish Potato Soup

Irish potato soup is a hearty and delicious dish perfect for a cold winter. It is made using starchy potatoes, cream, chicken stock, and onion and seasoned with salt and pepper. This delicious thick potato soup is easy to make, follow these simple steps:

  • Start by heating a large pot over medium heat.
  • Add butter into the pot and allow melt.
  • Add the onion to the pot and cover with a lid. Cook on a low heat until translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the potatoes into the pot and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Add the chicken stock or vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Once potatoes are cooked and have fallen apart, blitz with a handheld blender.
  • Return to the heat and add cream, bring soup to a boil once more.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve hot!

Full Recipe and ingredients can be found at the bottom of this blog post.

traditional Irish Potato Soup Recipe

Best Potatoes for Irish Potato Soup

The key to making this soup delicious is using the right potatoes. Some of the best potatoes for Irish potato soup include Yukon Gold, redskin, or fingerling potatoes. These potatoes are all relatively small in size and have a smooth, creamy texture when cooked.

To make the perfect Irish Potato Soup, you must choose potatoes with a high starch content.

Traditionally Irish Potato Soup used potatoes to thicken the soup. There is no need for flour or any other form of starch to thicken this soup so it is perfect for Celiacs or those with Gluten Intolerance.

Variations of Irish Potato Soup

There are many variations of Irish potato soup. One popular variation is Irish Potato and leek Soup.

Adding leeks to the potato soup really brings another level of flavour and is another fantastic Irish soup that must be tried.

First off start with making a Traditional Irish Potato Soup Recipe and build from there.

Traditional Irish Potato Soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
 

A delicious creamy Irish potato soup packed full of flavour to chase away the winter cold.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: home made soup recipe, irish potato soup, irish potato soup recipe, irish soup recipe, potato soup, potato soup recipe, tradtional irish potato soup
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 250 kcal
Author: J.J. Sheridan
Ingredients
  • 60 grams Irish Butter 2 ounces
  • 1 Large White Onion
  • 500 grams Starchy Potatoes 17 ounces
  • 900 ml Chicken or Vegetable Stock 1 1/2 Pint
  • 125 ml Cream 4fl Oz
  • Salt and Pepper
Instructions
  1. Start by heating a large pot over medium heat.

  2. Add butter into the pot and allow melt.

  3. Add the onion to the pot and cover with a lid. Cook on a low heat until translucent, about 5 minutes.

  4. Add the potatoes into the pot and cook for another 5 minutes.

  5. Add the chicken stock or vegetable stock and bring to a boil.

  6. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

  7. Once potatoes are cooked and have fallen apart, blitz with a handheld blender.

  8. Return to the heat and add cream, bring soup to a boil once more.

  9. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve pipping hot with some Irish Brown Bread,

J.J. Sheridan

My Name is JJ Sheridan, born in Cork Ireland but spent most of my childhood in County Tipperary. I've been a Chef for a large number of years and have worked in a number of award winning restaurants. I love using local ingredients whenever possible in my food so that I can showcase the best of Irish. My passion is to share with you the best restaurants across Ireland from a Chefs perspective. For many years restaurants have been at the hands of the "food critic". Most of the time these critics will visit the same old restaurants and heap praise on them. Often forgetting about the smaller restaurants who are paving the way for Irish Cuisine. My Goal is to higlight all restaurants, especially the ones the so called food experts never visit and give you a complete list of the best Irish Restaurants to visit.

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