22 smoky potato soup Recipes

split peas, water, salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste), bay leaf, leaf thyme, crumbled, onion, potatoes, peeled and diced (3 cups), cooked ham or 1/2 lb ham hock, diced (whichever), smoked sausage or 1/2 lb little smokies sausage, sliced, leeks, well washed and sliced, celery ribs, thinly sliced, chopped fresh parsley

evoo, celeriac ( celery root), 1 1/4 lb, peeled and chopped, parsnips, peeled and chopped, idaho potato, peeled and chopped, onion, chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, bay leaf, chopped fresh thyme, gala or other crispy , sweet apples, 2 peeled and chopped, 1 sliced, lemon, juiced, calvados apple liquor or 1/2 cup sauterne (citrusy) wine, chicken stock, homemade or store-bought, heavy cream or creme fraiche, butter, softened, thick, good quality white bread, apple butter, honey, grainy dijon mustard, super sharp white cheddar, sliced, good quality smoky bacon