Not Your Average Potato Soup
 
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Perfect Potato Soup made from scratch, flavored with bacon and cheese -- this is the hearty, creamy comfort food you've been craving!
Alison:
Recipe type: Soup, Meal, Dinner
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8 servings
Grocery List
  • 1 lb bacon
  • 2 stalks celery (plus leaves)
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 8-12 medium potatoes
  • 6 cups chicken stock or broth (may need more)
  • 4 T. butter
  • ½ c. flour
  • 1 c. whole milk or heavy cream
  • salt and pepper
Here's how...
  1. Fry the bacon in a soup pot until crispy. Remove from the heat and drain leaving about ¼ c. grease in the pot.
  2. Chop celery, onion, and garlic. Peel and cube about 12 medium potatoes.
  3. Add the celery and onion to the grease and sauté until clear. Add in the garlic and cook another minute or so. Add in the potatoes, stirring to coat. Sauté for another 4 minutes.
  4. Cover the veggies with chicken broth or stock. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender.
  5. About a half hour before serving, melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Whisk in ½ c. flour and cook, whisking constantly for 2-3 minutes to cook off the flour taste. Whisk in milk or cream and bring just to a boil stirring constantly. Sauce will thicken when it is hot enough.
  6. Scoop two cups of broth from the soup pot and whisk it into the butter/flour mixture, then add the whole mixture to the soup pot. Use an immersion blender to blend some of the potatoes to thicken the soup.
  7. When heated and thickened, season with salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Garnish with freshly shredded Cheddar cheese and the bacon.
Recipe by That Which Nourishes at https://thatwhichnourishes.com/the-potato-soup-with-bacon/