Blackfoot Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• While the onions are cooking, place the diced potatoes, carrots, water and chicken soup base (or vegetable base; see Cook's Note) in another pot and bring to a boil. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Do not overcook. Season with ground black pepper to taste.
• Add the flour to the cooked onions to make a paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk and stir well. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until warmed through. Add the potato and carrot mixture. Stir in the parsley and thyme and heat through. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally; drain drippings. Add vegetables, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve with green onions.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until done. Remove bacon from pan, and set aside. Drain off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon grease.
• Cook celery and onion in reserved bacon drippings until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes. Add cubed potatoes, and toss to coat. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Return bacon to the pan, and add enough chicken stock to just cover the potatoes. Cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender.
• In a separate pan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the heavy cream, tarragon, and cilantro. Bring the cream mixture to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir the cream mixture into the potato mixture. Puree about 1/2 the soup, and return to the pan. Adjust seasonings to taste.

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in 3-quart saucepan, remove and drain well on paper towels. Discard bacon grease and wipe pan thoroughly with paper towel.
• Meanwhile, prepare vegetables. Add olive oil to saucepan and add onion, carrot, and celery as they are cut up. Saute until onion is soft but not brown, about 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, potatoes, and pepper; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in cheese, heating just until melted--do not boil. Chop bacon and add to soup. Adjust seasoning to taste by adding salt, if desired. Serve at once.

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook until fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Place bacon in a large saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crispy, about 8 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Pour out bacon grease.
• Melt butter in the saucepan over medium heat, scraping the bottom of the pan with a flat-edged wooden spoon. Add celery, onion, carrots, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle in flour; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Pour half-and-half and chicken broth into the saucepan. Add potatoes, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, thyme, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Stir in bacon pieces. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
• Ladle into serving bowls. Garnish with 1/2 teaspoon pepper, green onions, and paprika.

Steps:

• Blanch the green beans or cook to desired doneness.
• In a large sauce pan, break up and brown the sausage. Remove from the pan.
• In pan drippings, saute the onion and celery until tender, then add the flour and cook further for a minute or two.
• Add the stock and water, deglazing the pan, and heat to the boil.
• Add the potatoes and simmer, covered until tender, about 25 minute
• Puree 2 cups of the mixture, return to the pan, add the sausage, beans and milk and heat through.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash the potatoes and prick them several times with a fork. Wrap them individually in foil and bake until they are soft when squeezed, about 1 hour (see Cook's Note). Let the potatoes cool slightly.
• While the potatoes bake, cook the bacon in a small skillet, in a microwave or on an indoor grill until crisp. Drain the bacon on paper towels and, when cool enough to handle, crumble into small pieces. Set aside.
• In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the flour, stirring constantly for 1 minute until smooth. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick and bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into the thickened milk mixture. Add the Cheddar, salt, pepper, green onions and reserved bacon. Cook over low heat just until heated through, then stir in the sour cream. Garnish with shredded Cheddar, crumbled bacon and chopped green onions and serve with more sour cream on the side.

Steps:

• Place potatoes, onions, garlic, and spices in large pot with stock. The stock shouldn't quite cover all the ingredients.
• Cover and bring to a boil. After the stock is boiling, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Turn off heat. Mash the potatoes to desired consistency. Stir in milk and half & half, then turn the heat back on low to warm through. Stir in the cheese and let it melt.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Start by boiling potatoes until fork tender.
• When potatoes are done, strain out the water and add butter.
• When butter is melted, add flour. Stir gently to make a paste between butter and flour. The paste will coat the potatoes.
• Add Milk.
• Gently stir. Allow the pot to boil. When it reaches boil, turn down to simmer.
• Simmer on low till soup thickens.
• Salt and Pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until done.
• Remove bacon from pan, and set aside.
• Drain off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon grease.
• In the bacon grease remaining in the pan, saute the celery and onion until onion begins to turn clear.
• Add the garlic, and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the cubed potatoes, and toss to coat.
• Saute for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Return the bacon to the pan, and add enough chicken stock to just cover the potatoes.
• Cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender.
• In a separate pan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Whisk in the flour.
• Cook stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Whisk in the heavy cream, tarragon and cilantro.
• Bring the cream mixture to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Stir the cream mixture into the potato mixture.
• Puree about 1/2 the soup, and return to the pan.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.