Vegan hearty potato soup with smoked tofu

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• 1 kg potatoes
• 1 bunch of soup vegetables (carrots, leeks, celery and parsley)
• 1 ½ liters vegetable broth
• 200 g smoked tofu
• 2 onions
• 3 tbsp sunflower oil
• salt and pepper
• Pepper, white
• Thyme, shredded
• Garlic, from the mill
• some soy milk (soy drink), (natural + calcium)
• 4 tbsp yeast (flakes)
• 3 tbsp flour

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Low in calories and irresistible, attracts even the biggest meat lovers

Preparation: First, peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes. Then, peel the carrots and celery, slice the carrots (halve them again if you like), and cut the celery into small pieces. Slice the leek into rings and finely chop the parsley. Wash the potatoes and vegetables and set aside (the parsley separately). Cut the smoked tofu into small cubes and peel and finely chop the onion. Cooking: Fry the smoked tofu in a little sunflower oil in a large pot until crispy. Meanwhile, stir in the vegetable stock. Add the onions and sauté with the smoked tofu until translucent. Add the potatoes and vegetables (except the parsley) to the pot and top up with vegetable stock until everything is well covered. Let everything simmer for about 30 minutes. Seasoning: Remove from the heat and briefly purée the soup with an immersion blender. The potatoes don’t need to be completely mashed, and the tofu shouldn’t be mashed too much. Then return the pot to the stove and stir in a dash of soy milk, the flour, and the nutritional yeast (bring it to a boil briefly). Depending on the desired thickness and consistency of the soup, add more or less soy milk, flour, and nutritional yeast. Finally, season to taste with salt, thyme, pepper (white and mixed), and garlic, and stir in the parsley. The nutritional yeast, soy milk, and flour make an excellent substitute for sour cream, milk, processed cheese, or other ingredients. When fried, the smoked tofu tastes like crispy, spicy bacon. This makes a super-delicious dish for anyone who can’t imagine potato soup without hearty bacon and creamy cream.