Best 10 Buttermilk Potato Soup Recipes

BUTTERMILK POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water, and add salt. (If using more than one variety, use a different saucepan for each to accommodate varying cooking times.) Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer; cook until fork-tender, 10 to 20 minutes.
• While potatoes cook, heat butter and oil in a medium skillet over high heat, and add onions. Reduce heat to medium, and saute until golden brown and slightly caramelized, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain potatoes, and let cool briefly. For a decorative touch, use a paring knife to remove a band of peel from the center section of each potato. Divide potatoes between four soup bowls and pour 3/4 cup buttermilk into each bowl. Top with caramelized onions, season with salt and pepper, and garnish with dill. Serve immediately.

POTATO AND BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, onions, and chicken stock in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Bring to a strong simmer and cook for 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool slightly. Transfer the soup to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Return the soup to the pan. Add the buttermilk, dill, butter, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes over low heat or until heated through. Serve hot.

LEEK POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the leeks into small pieces.
• In a 6-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and a heavy pinch of salt and sweat for 5 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium-low and cook until the leeks are tender, approximately 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the potatoes and the vegetable broth, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and gently simmer until the potatoes are soft, approximately 45 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and puree the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in the heavy cream, buttermilk, and white pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Sprinkle with chives and serve immediately, or chill and serve cold.

BUTTERMILK SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain water from pot and mash potatoes with a potato masher or potato ricer.
• Heat buttermilk and butter together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir buttermilk mixture and chives into potatoes until smooth; season with salt.

BUTTERMILK AND STEAMED-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a steamer. Fill a large pot with 1 to 2 inches water; place steamer in pot. Bring water to a simmer, cover, and steam until potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a knife, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a small skillet over medium. Add fennel; season with kosher salt. Cook,stirring occasionally, until fennel is starting to caramelize, 8 to 10 minutes. Add shallot; cookuntil golden brown and caramelized, about 5 minutes more.
• Divide potatoes evenly among 4 bowls. Pour buttermilk over potatoes. Top each bowl with fennel mixture, kale, and dill. Season with flaky salt and pepper; serve.

BEST EVER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally; drain drippings. Add vegetables, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve with green onions.

BUTTERMILK PARMESAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Lightly grease 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange potatoes over the bottom of the dish, and set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir in 3 tablespoons butter until melted. Sprinkle the flour, salt, and pepper over the onion mixture. Cook and stir until mixture bubbles and thickens, about 2 minutes. Continue to stir the flour mixture while gradually pouring in the milk and buttermilk, and return the mixture to boiling. Stir in 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese; cook for 2 minutes until melted, and mixture is smooth. Pour the mixture over the potatoes in the baking dish, stirring to coat evenly.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1/2 hour, and stir. Bake 1/2 hour longer, stir the potato mixture again, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake for 20 minutes more.

BUTTERMILK SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Coat the inside of a 2-quart casserole dish with nonfat cooking spray.
• In a large zip-type plastic bag, combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika.
• Add potato slices and seal bag. Shake until potato slices are coated with flour mixture.
• Layer slices in casserole dish.
• In a medium saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add buttermilk to pan and heat; DO NOT BOIL!
• Pour mixture over potatoes and bake, uncovered, 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.

LOVAGE, POTATO & BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• Put the onion into a heavy-based saucepan.
• Add the stock and bring to boiling point very slowly so the onion begins to soften a little.
• Meanwhile coarsely chop a small handful (5 or so tablespoons) of lovage.
• Add the potato and herbs to the pan and pour on 1/2 pint buttermilk.
• Increase the heat very slightly and bring the mixture to a bare simmer.
• Stir vigorously all the while as the potato starch will thicken the soup, which may stick to the pan base.
• Half-cover the pan and reduce heat as low as possible once again.
• Cook very gently indeed, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are perfectly tender.
• Whizz the contents of the pan to a smooth puree.
• Season with salt and pepper and with extra lovage if you like.
• Whizz again and thin to taste with a little more stock or buttermilk.
• Reheat gently or chill thoroughly before serving, then garnish with a swirl of buttermilk and a small piece of chopped fresh lovage.

BUTTERMILK POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Scrub the potatoes, and boil until tender but firm. (For large potatoes, this will be about 45 minutes.) Drain. Do not peel.
• Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl.
• Cool the potatoes slightly, and cut into 1-inch cubes. Stir gently into the buttermilk dressing. The salad can be eaten immediately but will be more flavorful if refrigerated for an hour or overnight.