Baked Potato Soup

Name: Baked Potato Soup
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 4 pounds russet potatoes (about 7 medium potatoes); 1/4 pound thick sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch slices (lardons); 1 large onion, finely chopped (about 2 cups); 2 ribs celery, finely chopped; 6 cups chicken stock; 1 teaspoon kosher salt (more to taste); 1/8 teaspoon of ground white or black pepper; 2 to 4 Tbsp heavy cream (optional); Grated sharp cheddar cheese; Sour cream; Minced chives; Crumbled bacon (from step 2 in method)

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"Now that the cold weather is returning, it’s time to start making more soup, don’t you think? Here’s a classic, perfect for potatolovers—baked potato soup, made with mashed up baked potatoes, onion, celery, and stock, puréed and topped with classic baked potato toppings like crumbled crispy bacon, grated cheddar cheese, sour cream and chives. It’s the perfect thing for using up leftover baked potatoes too. My father, being the potato-craving German he is and therefore completely biased, raved about the soup. Of course he did. How could he not? It’s a baked potato, with all the toppings, in soup form. If you are careful about how you cut and scoop out the potato stuffing, you can evensave the skins for the perfect game day snack—bakedpotato skins...."

INGREDIENTS

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4 pounds russet potatoes (about 7 medium potatoes)

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1/4 pound thick sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch slices (lardons)

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1 large onion, finely chopped (about 2 cups)

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2 ribs celery, finely chopped

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6 cups chicken stock

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1 teaspoon kosher salt (more to taste)

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1/8 teaspoon of ground white or black pepper

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2 to 4 Tbsp heavy cream (optional)

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Grated sharp cheddar cheese

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Sour cream

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Minced chives

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Crumbled bacon (from step 2 in method)

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