Italian Sausage and Potato Soup

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 78.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	94%	149%
dairy	0%	35%
fat	1%	3%
aromatics	9%	16%
salt	0%	0%
protein add	100%	17%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

14 g	1 tablespoon cooking oil
75 g	1/2 large onion (chopped)
40 g	1 celery stalk (chopped)
1 g	1 small fennel bulb (with stalks (fronds removed), chopped (or use more onion))
120 g	1 large red bell pepper (cored and chopped)
	2 serrano chilies (chopped (optional, for heat))
14 g	4-5 cloves garlic (minced)
1020 g	3 hot Italian sausage links (crumbled or sliced (use mild Italian sausages for less heat))
	2 tablespoons chili paste (Calabrian chili paste preferred, or harissa or sambal oelek)
454 g	1 pound yellow potatoes (cubed into 1/2 inch pieces)
14 g	2 tablespoons paprika (smoked or hot preferred, or a mix)
1 g	1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 g	1/2 teaspoon dried basil (or Italian seasoning)
1 g	1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne (optional, for extra heat)
	Salt and pepper to taste
411 g	14.5 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes
960 g	4 cups chicken stock (or use bouillon)
	Fresh chopped herbs for topping, parsley, basil, or fennel fronds

Method: 11 steps, published by www.chilipeppermadness.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Hi Mike, Can't wait to try this one. I can see that it's going to GOOD. I must tell you, I don't much appreciate when people post comments about how "they improved recipes by doing x," but I must confess... the moment I read "and potato" in the title and” — a cook, 5.0★

“Loved the recipe!! I didn't have chili paste (but added it to my grocery list for next time), so I used tomato paste. I added Hungarian HOT paprika to add a little heat and increased the amount of sausage. It was so delicious and I will definitely make this” — a cook, 5.0★