potato bacon soup
(3 ratings)
You can make this with water for those with dietary restrictions. This is an old fashioned soup, but it doesn't require a lot of time to simmer. The bacon makes it specially yummy, you could add 3 cups of shredded cheddar,and make it a cheese potato soup.
(3 ratings)
yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
45 Min
Ingredients For potato bacon soup
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6 cdiced potatoes
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1 cdiced onions
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5 cchicken stock to cover, or water
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2/3 cdiced celery
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3 Tbspcelery tops
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6 slicebacon, fried crisp, crumbled, reserve some for garnish
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1 tspeach salt and pepper, or to taste
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2 tspdried parsley, plus more to garnish
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4 cwhole milk
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1 cheavy cream
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slurry:
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4 1/2 Tbspcornstarch
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1/2 ccold water
How To Make potato bacon soup
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1Cook bacon til crispy, drain on paper towels, and crumble.
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2Saute onion and celery in bacon fat til bacon is translucent.
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3Dice potatoes and cover with water or chicken stock. Add sauted onions, celery, (make sure you add some of that bacon fat too)celery tops, seasonings.
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4Simmer potatoes til fork tender, not mushy.
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5Mix slurry ingredients together, add to simmering potatoes, a little at a time. Use a spatula and not a spoon for this.
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6Simmer until thickened, add milk, cream, crumbled bacon.
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7If you want to make this a cheddar cheese soup, now is the time to add 3 cups of shredded extra sharp sheddar.
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8Adjust seasonings at this time, ladle into soup crocks and garnish with parsley and some bacon.
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