How to make a hearty and delicious Irish potato soup.

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

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

Just follow these simple steps to make this delicious 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 again and again.

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

Traditional Irish Soup Preparation

Preparing the ingredients for this 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 own 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.

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 go to be added into 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 in the end.

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 that is perfect for a cold winter day. 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, just 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!

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 need to choose potatoes which have 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.