Potato soup with cracklings
4 servings
30 minutes
Potato soup with cracklings is a true reflection of Polish cuisine, combining simplicity, richness, and cozy rural notes. This recipe has roots in the traditions of rural families where food needs to be nourishing and warming. Boiled potatoes give the soup a tender texture while cracklings add a crispy, rich note. Sautéed vegetables provide the dish with a special depth of flavor filled with pleasant aromas. Sour cream makes the soup even softer and more enveloping, while fresh herbs add a light freshness. This dish is perfect for cold days when you want to feel the homely comfort and warmth of true rustic cuisine.
1
Cut the peeled potatoes into small cubes and boil them. Grate the carrot on a coarse grater.
- Potato: 6 pieces
- Carrot: 1 piece
2
Cut the bacon into small cubes and fry in a pan. Then remove the cracklings and fry finely chopped onion in the rendered fat, followed by carrot (either together or separately).
- Pork back fat (lardo): 150 g
- Onion: 1 head
- Carrot: 1 piece
3
Add sautéed vegetables to the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cook a little, then add cracklings.
- Onion: 1 head
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Pork back fat (lardo): 150 g
4
Serve the ready soup with sour cream and herbs.
- Sour cream: to taste
- Fresh herbs: to taste