Czech potato soup

5 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupMushrooms, dried -OR
1cupMushrooms, fresh -OR sliced
1quartWater boiling
1mediumCelery stalk
1largeCarrot chopped
1mediumOnion finely chopped
¼teaspoonCaraway seeds
teaspoonMarjoram
1teaspoonSalt
2mediumsPotatoes
2tablespoonsFlour
2tablespoonsButter
Pepper

Directions

Stir mushrooms into boiling water, add celery, carrots, onion, caraway seeds, marjoram, salt and pepper, and cook slowly for 1 hour. Add potatoes; simmer 40 minutes more. Make thickening by slightly browning flour and butter in skillet. Add to soup and bring to boil before serving.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings.

Variation: Pierce (to drain grease) and brown chunks of kielbasa and add to soup.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Rfm" <Robert-Miles@...> on Dec 06, 98