homestyle potato soup
Add a little bacon for a meaty crunch or some cheese on top! This is a long time family favourite. I was homesick and missing my family, so I whipped up a big pot of potato soup and settled into my memories.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
2 Hr
method
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 8 - potatoes
- 3 - carrots, chopped
- 1 - onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic (optional)
- 3 dashes olive oil, extra virgin
- 1 - chicken bouillon cube
- 2 stalks celery (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon savoury
- 2 pinches celery seed
- 2 pinches basil
- 1-2 - bay leaves
- 2 pinches thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon parsley
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
How To Make homestyle potato soup
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Step 1Peel the potatoes and carrots. Chop. Set aside carrots. Chop up onion.
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Step 2In a soup pot or slow cooker, add the olive oil and onions, and garlic. Add in the potatoes.
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Step 3Add all the spices and the bouillon cube in with the water. Allow to cook over low-med heat for 1 hour. Salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 4Scoop out a cup of potatoes, once soft, and mash them. Re-add this to the soup pot. Now add the carrots. Cook for another hour.
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Step 5At this point, add in the milk and mix.
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Step 6Melt the butter and make a rue with the flour. While mixing, add in the soup stock to the flour mixture and mix until smooth. Pour into your soup pot and mix until thickened.
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Category:
Cream Soups
Keyword:
#homestyle
Keyword:
#creamy potato soup
Method:
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
Ingredient:
Potatoes
Culture:
Canadian
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