Potato soup with smoked sausage

Ingredients

• 1 large onion (200 g)
• 2 tablespoons oil (30 ml)
• 25 g smoked sausage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon pepper paste
• 1 medium carrot (100 g)
• 2 small parsley roots (100 g)
• 1000 ml water
• 3 large potatoes (750 g)
• 100 ml tomato passata
• 1 tablespoon flour (15 g)
• 4 large tablespoons sour cream (100 g with a minimum of 20% fat)
• 15 g parsley

Preparation

1. Take the sour cream out of the fridge 15 minutes ahead. Finely chop the onion and cut the sausage into small pieces. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pot and sauté 1 onion, the sausage, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1 teaspoon of paprika and 1 tablespoon of pepper paste for 5 minutes, until the onion softens. 2. Thinly slice the carrot and parsley roots and add them to the pot. Sauté for 1 minute, then pour in 250 ml water and simmer for 5 minutes. 3. Peel the potatoes, cut them into pieces and add them along with 750 ml water. Once it comes to a boil, simmer the soup over low heat for 15 minutes. Pour in 100 ml tomato passata and simmer for another 5 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. 4. Mix 1 tablespoon of flour with 4 large tablespoons of sour cream. Gradually stir in a few spoonfuls of hot soup, then pour the mixture into the pot, stirring. Chop the parsley, add it and simmer for another 10 minutes over low heat.