Savory Apple Soup with Bacon

Ingredients

• 2 onions
• 350 g potatoes
• 3 sour apples (e.g., Boskop)
• 7 slices breakfast bacon
• 2 tsp oil
• 150 ml apple juice
• 750 ml vegetable broth
• 5 stems marjoram
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel and dice onions, potatoes, and 2 apples. Dice 3 slices of bacon and fry in hot oil. Add onions, apples, and potatoes; sauté briefly and deglaze with apple juice and broth. Simmer on medium heat for about 15-20 minutes.

2. 2.

   Core one apple with an apple corer and slice into rings. Fry remaining bacon in a pan without added fat until crisp, drain on paper towels, then fry the apple rings in the bacon fat for 2 minutes per side.

3. 3.

   Tear marjoram leaves from stems. Puree the soup finely and season with salt, pepper, and marjoram. Serve with apple rings and bacon strips.