Great Aunt Fannie Old Traditional 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:

• Cook potatoes, onions, celery and carrots in the water until tender.
• Meanwhile, in other pan melt butter and blend in flour.
• Gradually add milk and cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add to soup.
• Add evaporated milk.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish bowls with paprika.

Steps:

• Add the bacon pieces to a soup pot over medium heat and cook until crisp and the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon from the pot and set it aside. Pour off most of the grease, but do not clean the pot.
• Return the pot to medium-high heat and add the carrots, celery and onions. Stir and cook for 2 minutes or so, then add the diced potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes, seasoning with the Cajun spice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Pour in the broth and bring it to a gentle boil. Cook until the potatoes are starting to get tender, about 10 minutes. Whisk together the milk and flour, then pour the mixture into the soup and allow the soup to cook for another 5 minutes.
• Remove about half of the soup and blend in a blender or food processor until completely smooth. Pour it back into the soup pot and stir to combine. Let it heat back up as you taste for seasoning, adding more of what it needs. Stir in the cream, then the parsley,
• Serve in bowls garnished with the grated cheese and crisp bacon pieces. The soup can also be frozen.

Steps:

• Peel, wash and cube potatoes.
• Add chopped onions and savoury.
• Add just enough water to almost cover the potatoes.
• Salt to taste.
• Boil until potatoes are tender.
• Remove from heat. Let cool a few minutes.
• Add cream and buttermilk. Return to medium low heat.
• Slightly thicken soup with flour and water mixture.

Steps:

• In large Dutch oven melt margarine.
• Brown the sausage and drain off all but 1 tablespoon of dripping.
• Add all other ingredients except egg yolk, flour and milk.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are tender.
• Mix yolk and flour until pea-size and crumbly.
• Add to soup, stirring constantly.
• Cook for one to two minutes.
• Add milk and heat.
• Serve immediately.

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:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water boil.
• Add pasta and cook 8 - 10 minute until al-dente.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, saute ground beef 5 minutes. Add the onion and peppers and saute a further 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Season to taste.
• Add tomato sauce, corn and pasta. Stir well 5 - 7 minutes. Serve.