My beautiful friend Lee on her birthday
This potato soup recipe is one I made up as I cooked it for my friend Lee at her house. It turned out delicious. This recipe will yield a large pot of perhaps 6 servings. It's an entire meal in one soup.
Ingredients:
· 2 cups Chicken or Vegetable Broth
· 3 Large Potatoes, peeled and diced click here for an easy way to peel your potatoes while you par-boil
· 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
· ½ onion, chopped
· 1 rib of celery, sliced
· ½ cup mixed vegetables[1]
· 3 slices of bacon (or use ham)[2]
· ¼ cup oil
· ½ cup flour
· 2 cups milk (or 1 cup cream and 1 cup milk)
· ½ cup sour cream
· ¼ cup cheddar cheese, grated
· ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
· ¼ cup cream cheese, softened[3]
· Your favorite seasonings (I suggest sage, celery seed, thyme, parsley, and a touch of cayenne)
· Salt/pepper
Directions:
1. Par-boil potatoes
2. Add vegetables and potatoes to broth, and bring to boil
3. Cover and turn heat to simmer
4. Fry bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat (for ham render some fat and dice the ham)
5. Remove bacon from pan, crumble and set aside
6. Add oil to bacon fat (to equal about ½ cup)
7. Add flour and stir to make a roux
8. Stir in milk and turn heat down to medium
9. Stir in sour cream, and cheeses, stir until smooth
10. Add seasonings
11. Slowly stir in bacon, vegetables, potatoes, and broth
12. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring often
13. Reduce to simmer for at least 1 hour
[1] Your choice, I used peas, corn, and lima beans
[2] Optional, if not using the fat from a meat increase oil to ½ cup
[3] Use any cheeses you wish, bleu cheese or feta works well
Ingredients:
· 2 cups Chicken or Vegetable Broth
· 3 Large Potatoes, peeled and diced click here for an easy way to peel your potatoes while you par-boil
· 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
· ½ onion, chopped
· 1 rib of celery, sliced
· ½ cup mixed vegetables[1]
· 3 slices of bacon (or use ham)[2]
· ¼ cup oil
· ½ cup flour
· 2 cups milk (or 1 cup cream and 1 cup milk)
· ½ cup sour cream
· ¼ cup cheddar cheese, grated
· ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
· ¼ cup cream cheese, softened[3]
· Your favorite seasonings (I suggest sage, celery seed, thyme, parsley, and a touch of cayenne)
· Salt/pepper
Directions:
1. Par-boil potatoes
2. Add vegetables and potatoes to broth, and bring to boil
3. Cover and turn heat to simmer
4. Fry bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat (for ham render some fat and dice the ham)
5. Remove bacon from pan, crumble and set aside
6. Add oil to bacon fat (to equal about ½ cup)
7. Add flour and stir to make a roux
8. Stir in milk and turn heat down to medium
9. Stir in sour cream, and cheeses, stir until smooth
10. Add seasonings
11. Slowly stir in bacon, vegetables, potatoes, and broth
12. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring often
13. Reduce to simmer for at least 1 hour
[1] Your choice, I used peas, corn, and lima beans
[2] Optional, if not using the fat from a meat increase oil to ½ cup
[3] Use any cheeses you wish, bleu cheese or feta works well
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