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🍽️ Warm Brussels Sprout Soup with Crispy Potato Balls

1399 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g starchy potatoes
• salt
• 1 onion
• 3 waxy potatoes
• 30 g butter
• 500 g fresh Brussels sprouts
• 1 l vegetable broth
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• nutmeg
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 1 egg yolk
• 30 g freshly grated Parmesan
• 30 g flour
• 100 g breadcrumbs
• 500 ml vegetable oil (for frying)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly.
2. 2. Bring water to a boil and add some salt.
3. 3. Cook the potatoes in this salted water until they are tender.
4. 4. Peel the onion and the potatoes for the soup.
5. 5. Cut the onion and the soup potatoes into small cubes.
6. 6. Melt butter in a pot.
7. 7. Sauté the onion and potato cubes in the butter until they are soft.
8. 8. Remove the tough stems and wilted leaves from the Brussels sprouts.
9. 9. Quarter the cleaned Brussels sprouts.
10. 10. Add the Brussels sprout quarters to the pot.
11. 11. Pour the broth over the vegetables.
12. 12. Season the soup with salt and pepper.
13. 13. Let the soup simmer on medium heat for about 15 minutes.
14. 14. Finish the soup with grated nutmeg.
15. 15. Stir the chopped parsley into the finished soup.
16. 16. Drain the cooked potatoes.
17. 17. Let the potatoes steam dry for a moment to remove excess moisture.
18. 18. Press the potatoes through a potato ricer.
19. 19. Mix the pressed potatoes with the egg yolk, the cheese, and the flour.
20. 20. Knead the ingredients into a smooth dough.
21. 21. Season the dough with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
22. 22. Scoop small portions of the dough.
23. 23. Shape the portions into small balls.
24. 24. Roll the potato balls in breadcrumbs.
25. 25. Heat oil in a frying pan.
26. 26. Fry the potato balls in the hot oil until golden yellow.
27. 27. Remove the finished balls from the oil.
28. 28. Drain the balls on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
29. 29. Fill the soup into pre-warmed soup plates.
30. 30. Place three potato balls in each plate.
31. 31. Serve the soup immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 1399
• Protein: 16 g · Fett/Fat: 124 g · Carbs: 56 g