L.A.
This soup is so delicious!
German Potato Soup from Jennifer B..
½ cup vegetable oil (olive oil or half olive oil half veg oil)
½ cup flour
1 Lg. Onion chopped
1 cup celery chopped
1 tsp paprika
8 med. Potatoes peeled and cubed
2 quarts hot water
1 garlic clove minced
1 lb ham hocks/ or ham bone
1 lb cubed smoked sausage
1 Tbl. salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 cup sour cream
Garnish : Additional sour cream , chopped green onions and paprika
1. In a large stock pot, cook vegetable oil flour till golden brown, making a light roux. Add onion , celery, and paprika and cook until vegetables are wilted.
2. Add potatoes and brown slightly.
3. Add hot water, garlic, ham hocks, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 45 min to 60 minutes. Carefully remove ham hocks and allow to cool slightly. Remove meat from bone and cut into cubes.
4. Coarsely mash potatoes with potato masher. Return meat to soup and discard bones. Add cubed ham or sausage. Heat through and stir in sour cream. Garnish with paprika and extra sour cream. Chopped green onions add color..