Machine Shed Baked Potato Soup Recipe 45

Steps:

• In large pot, boil potatoes in water 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In large heavy pot, sauté bacon, onion and celery over medium-high heat until celery is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Remove mixture from pot, drain bacon grease and return mixture to pot. Add milk, water, base, salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is very hot, about 8 minutes, stirring often. Do not let mixture boil.
• In small, heavy saucepan melt margarine. Add flour and mix well. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture bubbles, stirring 2 to 3 minutes to make a roux. While constantly stirring soup, add roux slowly until soup is thick and creamy, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in parsley, reserved potatoes, and cream. Garnish with cheese, bacon bits, onions or all three.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in water for 10 minutes, drain and set aside. In a large, heavy pot sautee bacon, onions, and celery over medium high heat until celery is tender. Drain bacon grease and return bacon, onions, and celery to the pot. Add milk, water, chicken base, salt, and pepper to the bacon mixture. Heat over medium high heat until very hot, but DO NOT BOIL. In another large, heavy sauce pan, melt margarine and add flour (called a roux). Mix well and allow to bubble, stirring for 1 minute. While constantly stirring soup. add the flour and mrgarine mixture (roux) slowly. Continue stirring soup until thick and creamy. Stir in the parsley, potatoes, and cream. Garnish with shredded Colby Cheese, fried bacon bits, chopped green onions...any or all. Serve hot with warm french or sourdough bread and butter.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in lightly salted boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes or until tender.
• Drain, return to hot pan and set aside.
• In large, heavy pot, saute bacon, onion, and celery over medium-high heat until celery is tender.
• Drain grease and return bacon, onion, and celery to pot.
• Add milk, water, chicken base, salt and pepper.
• Heat over medium-high heat until very hot but do not let soup boil.
• In heavy, large saucepan over low heat, melt margarine.
• Stir in flour to make a roux.
• Mix well and let bubble, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• If desired, a larger amount of roux can be made to produce a thicker soup.
• Gradually add roux to soup, stirring constantly.
• Continue to cook, stirring, until thick and creamy.
• Stir in potatoes, parsley and whipping cream.
• Serve hot, garnished with shredded cheese, bacon bits and/or green onion.