Soup Recipes > Potato Cider Soup

How to make potato cider soup:
A traditional soup with a taste of the West of England.





Ingredients

2 medium sized onions, peeled and sliced
2 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced
4 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 1/4 cups hard cider
5 cups beef bouillon
1/2 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seed
2/3 cup unflavored yogurt
seasoning
chopped chives or fresh mint to garnish
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Method

- Put the onions, apples and potatoes in a saucepan and add the cider.
- Bring to the boil and cook briskly for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.
- Add the bouillon, dried herbs and coriander.
- Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, until all the vegetables are very tender.
- Puree the soup in a blender or press through a coarse sieve.
- Return to the saucepan and stir in the yogurt, reserving 1 tablespoon for a garnish.
- Season and reheat.
- Serve with a little yogurt swirled into each bowl and sprinkled with chopped chives or fresh mint.