Awesome bacon potato soup
By
Crystal Wilkinson
@RUBYSCHEF
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Ingredients
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2 1/2 lbbaby red potatoes, sliced into small bite sized pieces
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1/2 pkguncooked bacon, finely diced
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1 mediumonion, diced
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1/4 bunchcelery, diced
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8 cmilk
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4 cwater
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4chicken bouillon cubes (use a cup of the hot potato water to dissolve, then use the cup of hot water in place of one of the above cups of water)
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1 tspsalt
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1 tspblack pepper
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3/4 csalted butter
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3/4 cflour
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1/4 bunchfreshly chopped parsley
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1 cwhipping cream
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·for garnish - shredded cheese, fried bacon bits and chopped green onions
How to Make Awesome bacon potato soup
- In large pot, boil potatoes in water 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- In sauté pan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon fat and place on paper towel over plate to drain more. Add onion and celery to bacon pan over medium-high heat until celery is tender, about 5 minutes.
- To the large potato pan, add milk, water, bullion, salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is very hot, about 8 minutes, stirring often. Do not let mixture boil.
- In small, heavy saucepan melt butter. Add flour and mix well. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture bubbles, stirring 2 to 3 minutes to make a roux.
- While constantly stirring soup, add roux slowly until soup is thick and creamy, about 4 minutes. Stir in parsley, reserved potatoes, onions, celery, bacon and cream. Garnish with cheese, bacon bits, onions or all three. Serve hot!