Thick Potato Soup
By
alice coffield
@amcoffield
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This soup is creamy and rich tasting. It takes a bit of work, but it is worth it. It is not too spicy, so kids will like it.
Ingredients
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6 - 8 medipotatos, peeled and cut into med-small chunks
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6 cwater
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4 or 5carrots, peeled and grated
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2 - 3stalks of celery, sliced thin
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4 to 5 cmilk
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2 - 4 Tbspmargarine
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1 tspsalt
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2 or 3 pinchblack pepper
How to Make Thick Potato Soup
- Cut potatoes int med - small chunks. Add grated carrots and sliced celery to the water. Boil until the potatoes are tender.
- Drain all.
Divide mixture into 2 halves. - Remove 1/2 potatoes into the saucepan.
- Add the remaining potato mixture into a blender in halves - until blender is about 1/2 full.
- Add 1 1/2 c. milk and 1 TB margarine and salt to blender and puree. Add a bit more milk if the mixture seems too thick. Pour pureed mixture into sauce pan, over the vegetables.
- Add remaing potato mixture and 1 - 1/2 c. milk and 1 TB margarine to the blender and puree. Add more milk if you want the puree thinner.
- Pour the remaining mixture back into the sauce pan,
And stir into the potatos and grated carrots mixture. - If it is too thick, add milk to thin it out.
Add more salt if desired. Add pepper. And if you like it richer, add about 2 TB. more margarine. - Heat until quite warm.
- You can top with fried, crumbled bacon; grated cheese (about 2 TB) ; or chopped chives (About 1 TB for each bowl of soup).
- Serve warm with a salad and a quick bread or French bread. Add fruit, if wanted.
