Pota Brata (Irish Flag Soup)

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Pota Brata (Irish Flag Soup)). 'Brata' is Irish for flag and 'pota' is pot. This winter warming vegetable soup is called flag soup because when you cut the vegetables up it makes the colors of the Irish flag. The French call it 'mirepoix,' the Italians 'soffrito.' Either way, it makes a lovely soup for those chilly winter days. Serve with crusty bread rolls.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Pota Brata (Irish Flag Soup)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 large white onions

diced

3 large carrots

diced

3 large stalkscelery

diced

6 cloves garlic

chopped

1 ½ quarts vegetable broth

3 tablespoons dried sage

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Southwestern Egg Rolls

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir the onions carrots celery and garlic in the hot oil until the onions are translucent 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 2

Pour the vegetable stock into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Season with the sage salt and black pepper. Reduce heat to low place a cover on the pot and cook until the flavors blend about 1 hour.

Step 3

Pour the soup into a blender pitcher to no more than half full. Hold the lid of the blender firmly in place. Carefully start the blender using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into your serving vessel. Alternately you can use a stick blender and puree the soup in the cooking pot.

Nutritional Information

Pota Brata (Irish Flag Soup)

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 80.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2g 4%

Carbohydrates: 13.5g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 3.1g 13%

Sugars: 6.3g

Fat: 2.3g 4%

Saturated Fat: 0.3g 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 5414IU 108%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.7mg 5%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 10%

Vitamin C: 7.4mg 12%

Folate: 26.6mcg 7%

Calcium: 62.9mg 6%

Iron: 0.8mg 4%

Magnesium: 15.3mg 6%

Potassium: 248mg 7%

Sodium: 385.6mg 15%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 21

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.