Spicy Ramp And New Potato Soup
From jimrug1 16 years ago
- 85 minutes to make
- Serves 10
Ramps are wild onions, many of which have a strong garlic aroma and flavor. In the spring they are sometimes found at farmers markets. In the midwest, we find them in the spring while mushroom hunting. If you can’t find ramps, substitute scallions with a few cloves of garlic. Read more . You can adjust the heat level by increasing or reducing the amount of chile powder added to the soup. Serve with crusty French bread. See less
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 pound fresh Ramps, cleaned and cut into 2" pieces shopping list
- salt & freshly-ground black pepper, to taste shopping list
- 1 Tbls ground dried New Mexican red chile, shopping list
- 1 Bay leaf shopping list
- 3 Tablespoons minced garlic shopping list
- 10 cups chicken or vegetable stock shopping list
- 2 1/2 pounds new potatoes, quartered shopping list
- 1/4 cup heavy cream shopping list
How to make it
- Melt the Butter in a 6-quart stock pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the Ramps and stir. Season with Salt, Black pepper, and ground Chile.
- Saute until the Ramps are wilted and soft, about 6 minutes. Add the Bay Leaf and Garlic, stirring for 2 minutes.
- Add the Stock and Potatoes and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, until the potatoes are very soft and the mixture is thick and creamy, about 1 hour.
- Remove the soup from the heat. Discard the Bay Leaf.
- Slowly add the cream. Stir to blend. It can now be served as is, or pulsed in small batches until it is smooth and creamy.
- Garnish with Chopped Ramps, Cilantro. fresh Chiles, Cheese, or Bacon
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
Wow....I didn't know that anyone outside of W.Va. knew what ramps were! JK! I really like the New Mexican red chile addition!
dynie
in Marietta loved it
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Jim, I love your subtle use of chiles. Very nice post. Sorry I missed this during ramp season.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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Oooohh baby, does that ever sound good! Great post Jim!
hollymayb
in Baltimore loved it
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