Does everyone know that joke? The one that inspired the title? If not, let me know in the comments and I'll tell it. But it's a great joke.
It's been freezing and raining here for the past week (you may have heard about the epic flooding in Boulder. We're about 45 minutes away from that. So no flooding, other than some friend's basements) and I have been craving soup. Totally didn't help that soup was featured on MasterChef a few episodes ago and it set me to a-hankerin (I was going to write 'a-hankering for some liquid love' but that sounded super weird in my head and if it sounds weird in my head, guaranteed to sound even weirder on the page).
I finally broke tonight and decided I was going to make some soupified things, but I really really didn't want to venture out into the rain and cold to pick up ingredients from the store. So I scrounged around my pantry and found most of the ingredients for this soup.
All blended and ready to devour
With modifications, of course. Wouldn't be me if I didn't change it up! (plus, my modifications make it pareve. Score!)
Ingredients:
2 tbls butter (or, my fave, earth balance margarine)
2 onions, peeled and sliced
2 more tbls butter (or eb)
6 potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
2 cups almond milk
4 cups chicken stock
black pepper
white pepper
oregano
cayenne pepper
bay leaf
dash of nutmeg
Heat the butter in a large stock pot on medium-low. Add in the onions and cook until tender and a deep caramel color, but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add in the potatoes with the rest of the butter. Cook for 5 minutes, until the potatoes and onions are coated in melted butter. Add in the almond milk (you can also sub milk if you're making it dairy) and the stock. Add in the other spices to taste. You will also season the soup after it's done cooking, so start with less. You can always add more spice later! Let simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and immersion blend until smooth. Taste for spice, and enjoy! Next time I'll garnish with cheese or caramelized mushrooms. But just a plain bowl was also great!
