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Clear Potato and Onion Soup with One Potato, for One
See the ingredients and cooking steps for one serving. First boil the water, potato, onion, and garlic; check that the potato breaks apart easily, then add soy sauce and green onion. The original instructions also say to start with half the prepared salt.
First, prepare the amount for one
If you’re making a meal for yourself, first check the quantities for 1 serving below. These are some of the ingredients taken from the ingredient list in this post. Check the full ingredient list below for the remaining ingredients and seasonings, and compare the amounts with what you have at home.
- Potato: 1 small potato
- Onion: 0.125 medium onion
- Green onion: 0.125 stalk
Rather than using an entire package, first measure out the amount you need, then follow the preparation and cooking steps in the post.
If you have potatoes and onions left at home and need a soup to serve with a home-cooked meal, try making clear potato and onion soup. For a meal for one, use one small potato as your guide and measure out the other vegetables and seasonings for 1 serving. This recipe makes one bowl of soup, so choose it to suit the rest of your meal today.
Prepare the potato and vegetables first
Rinse and peel the potato, then cut it in half. Place the flat side down and slice it 3 mm thick. Thinly slice the onion, and cut the green onion into 0.5 cm lengths. Mince the garlic and set it aside.
For 1 serving, use 1 small potato. The amount of onion is one-eighth of a medium onion, the green onion one-eighth of a stalk, and the garlic 1 clove. As you read the instructions, distinguish between the vegetables added first and the green onion added later. Even though they appear together in the ingredient list, they are added at different times.
Add the water, potato, onion, and garlic to the pot first
Put the water, potato, onion, and garlic in a pot and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling, lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 8 minutes, as directed in the next step of the original recipe. This step does not instruct you to add soy sauce or green onion.
For 1 serving, the water amount is 2 paper cups of 180 mL each; for 2 servings, it is 4 of the same paper cups. Choose the ingredient quantities for the amount you plan to make, then check the published cooking steps. Use the ingredient list to see what to prepare, and the cooking instructions to check the heat level and the potato’s texture.
Check that the potato breaks apart, then season
Press the potato with the tip of a spoon. Once it breaks apart easily, add the soy sauce and green onion. The instructions say to start with half the prepared salt and cook for another 1 minute. Check this step so you don’t mistake the full amount of salt in the ingredient list for the amount to add at the start.
For 1 serving, use ½ household eating spoonful of soy sauce and 1 pinch of salt. The table below also lists the amounts for 2 servings. Soy sauce is measured in household eating spoonfuls, while salt is measured in pinches. Be sure to keep these different units of measure distinct as you prepare them.
At the end, turn off the heat and ladle the soup into a bowl without breaking up the potato. The full cooking instructions below also say to let each spoonful cool before eating. You can find the same ingredient list and cooking steps on Kkinion.
Recipe ingredients
Choose and prepare one of the two quantities below to match the number of people you’re making it for.
- Potato: 1 serving, 1 small potato / 2 servings, 2 small potatoes
- Onion: 1 serving, 0.125 medium onion / 2 servings, 0.25 medium onions
- Green onion: 1 serving, 0.125 stalk / 2 servings, 0.25 stalks
- Garlic: 1 serving, 1 clove / 2 servings, 2 cloves
- Water: 1 serving, 2 paper cups (180 mL each) / 2 servings, 4 paper cups (180 mL each)
- Soy sauce: 1 serving, 0.5 household eating spoonful / 2 servings, 1 household eating spoonful
- Salt: 1 serving, 1 pinch / 2 servings, 2 pinches
Full cooking instructions
1 step. Rinse and peel the potato, cut it in half, and place the flat side down. Slice it 3 mm thick, thinly slice the onion, and cut the green onion into 0.5 cm lengths. Mince the garlic.
2 step. Put the water, potato, onion, and garlic in a pot. Once it starts boiling, lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 8 minutes.
3 step. Press the potato with the tip of a spoon. Once it breaks apart easily, add the soy sauce and green onion. Start with half the prepared salt and cook for another 1 minute.
4 step. Turn off the heat and ladle the soup into a bowl without breaking up the potato. Let each spoonful cool before eating.
See the ingredients and cooking steps for clear potato and onion soup
Sources consulted
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