Coconut milk in potato soup?

[Aubrey]

I'm making it w/ tky sausage, onions, etc., but I need to keep it gfcf, & I'm not sure rice milk is going to cut it by itself, lol.

 

Other ideas? :001_smile:

[suzf242]

I don't know about the sausage, but I like curry with coconut milk.

 

Take care,

Suzanne

[Stacie]

Coconut milk should work well in it. Remember that it's a lot thicker than cow's milk, so cut it with enough water to get the texture you like. Also, you may want to add a little extra salt (taste as you add) since the coconut milk has a bit sweeter flavor. I make creamy soups with coconut milk all the time to keep them gfcf.

[stripe]

It should work. I cook potatoes and sweet potatoes in coconut milk. It may curdle if you cook it for a long, long time, perhaps esp if it boils.

[NavyWifeandMommy]

what is gfcf?

[Cricket]

I think I would forgo any kind of milk and just cook some potatoes in chicken broth. Then puree some of the potatoes with the broth to make it thick and creamy.

[Aubrey]

Coconut milk should work well in it. Remember that it's a lot thicker than cow's milk, so cut it with enough water to get the texture you like. Also, you may want to add a little extra salt (taste as you add) since the coconut milk has a bit sweeter flavor. I make creamy soups with coconut milk all the time to keep them gfcf.

 

Thanks! I used to use condensed milk + cow milk for a really rich, thick soup, so it sounds like coconut should be good.

 

I know it's supposed to be kind-of sweet, but the canned kind just never seems to be. It's more...I don't know, metallic, maybe? Bitter? Blech. By itself, anyway.

[Harriet Vane]

I think I would forgo any kind of milk and just cook some potatoes in chicken broth. Then puree some of the potatoes with the broth to make it thick and creamy.

 

:iagree:

[Slartibartfast]

I do not put coconut milk in potato soup, I would think it would get a weird flavor. Sure coconut is nice in a lot of things but it seems to coconutty for potato soup.

 

I puree some potato to make it creamy and put chives and cooked bacon in it. The rest of the fam get cheese.

[Lisa in Jax]

Ours has potatoes (cooked in water, then drained and mashed), coconut milk, chicken (or veggie) broth, sauteed onion & garlic, salt and pepper. We also add bacon, but your sausage would be good, too.

 

You can't tell it's coconut milk at all. It tastes the same as my old recipe using milk or cream. :)

 

Lisa

[Aubrey]

Ours has potatoes (cooked in water, then drained and mashed), coconut milk, chicken (or veggie) broth, sauteed onion & garlic, salt and pepper. We also add bacon, but your sausage would be good, too.

 

You can't tell it's coconut milk at all. It tastes the same as my old recipe using milk or cream. :)

 

Lisa

 

This is exactly what we did, except for the sausage-bacon switch, & I took PP's advice & added a little curry instead of my usual garlic. It might be the best potato soup I've made!

 

Except maybe the Mexican kind. That's awfully good, too, & I *think* it's gfcf.

 

Thanks everybody!!

[1GirlTwinBoys]

This might be a good idea to replace the cream cheese that I use for my potato soup. :001_smile:

[Cricket]

This is exactly what we did, except for the sausage-bacon switch, & I took PP's advice & added a little curry instead of my usual garlic. It might be the best potato soup I've made!

 

Except maybe the Mexican kind. That's awfully good, too, & I *think* it's gfcf.

 

Thanks everybody!!

 

I'm glad you reported back! I just couldn't imagine coconut milk tasting good in potato soup. I've tried it in my coffee and it was too coconutty for my taste...and I like coconut! I think I'm very sensitive to tastes though. Glad it was good!

[kitten18]

This is exactly what we did, except for the sausage-bacon switch, & I took PP's advice & added a little curry instead of my usual garlic. It might be the best potato soup I've made!

 

Except maybe the Mexican kind. That's awfully good, too, & I *think* it's gfcf.

 

Thanks everybody!!

:drool: mmmm, that sounds fabulous! I LOVE coconut milk.

[Aubrey]

I'm glad you reported back! I just couldn't imagine coconut milk tasting good in potato soup. I've tried it in my coffee and it was too coconutty for my taste...and I like coconut! I think I'm very sensitive to tastes though. Glad it was good!

 

I love coconut, but I don't like coconut milk--at least not that I've tried. Not in coffee for sure. But I couldn't taste any coconut flavor in the soup, & the curry made it a really beautiful yellow color. BUT I don't think coconut milk tastes like (the bagged, flaked, sweetened) "real" stuff. :lol:

 

I do make ice cream fr coconut milk for dh, & he loves it, but...meh. I'm not allergic to milk, lol, so I'll take the real stuff. ;)