Creamy German Potato Soup - Kartoffelsuppe

Ingredients

• 2  carrots cubed peeled
• 0.5  celery root cubed peeled (celery root)
• 0.3 bunch parsley fresh chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 1 cup half-and-half 
• 4  hot dogs sliced
• 2  onions halved
• 2 pounds potatoes cubed peeled
• 2 teaspoons salt 
• 4  tomatoes seeded chopped
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 
• 8 cups vegetable stock 

Equipment

• bowl
• ladle
• pot
• blender

Directions

1. Heat vegetable oil in large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions, carrots, and celeriac until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes and vegetable stock. Simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Add parsley and blend potato mixture with a stick blender until soup is smooth. Stir half-and-half, salt, black pepper, and cumin into soup.
3. Ladle soup in bowls and garnish with tomatoes and hot dogs.