German Kohlrabi Soup with Potatoes - Test 1

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1 - Makes a delicious soup with gentle flavours. The red chilli flakes do little more than make the soupl look nice, so next time I'm going to try applying cayenne or paprika to see.

700 g/ 1.5 lbs kohlrabi (about 2-3 depending on size)
500 g/ 1.1 lbs potatoes (floury or all-purpose potatoes)
1 medium onion
1 Tbsp olive oil
750 ml/ 25.3 fl.oz/ 3 ¼ cups vegetable or chicken stock
3 heaped Tbsps Crème fraîche
Juice from 1 lemon (2 Tbsps or to taste)
1 tsp sugar (?)
1/8 tsp nutmeg
Salt and Black pepper, to taste
Small bunch of parsley
Optional: Pinch of cayenne/paprika/smoked paprika red chili flakes

Optional: Pinch of nigella seeds

1. Remove the stems and the leaves of the kohlrabi. Keep the leaves separated as they will be only added to the soup towards the end of the cooking process.
2. Place the kohlrabi bulb on a cutting board and slice off the top and bottom, removing the small woody part at the bottom of the kohlrabi bulb as well. Peel the skin with a knife or vegetable peeler the way you would peel an apple. Discard the skin. Cut the kohlrabi bulb and the stems into cubes.
3. Peel and cube the potatoes as well. Finely chop the onion.
4. Heat the oil in a soup pan and cook the onion for about 2-3 minutes or until translucent. Add the cubed vegetables and cook for about another 4 minutes, stirring a few times in between.
5. Add the vegetable or chicken stock, bring to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer the kohlrabi soup for about 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Add the chopped kohlrabi leaves during the last 5 minutes of the cooking time.
6. Add the cream cheese to the soup and blend the soup with an immersion blender. Reheat the soup gently without bringing it to a boil again.
7. Add salt, pepper, sugar, nutmeg, and one tablespoon of lemon juice. Taste again and adjust the taste with more lemon juice and more spices.
8. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and maybe some red chili flakes and nigella seeds.