Old Fashioned Potato Soup Recipes

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 large pot cook 1st four ingredients until potatoes are soft.
• Combine flour and butter and cook over medium-low heat until a smooth paste is formed (approx. 2 minutes) Thicken potato mixture with flour mixture.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
• Simmer until creamy, at least 30 minutes.
• We enjoy a thicker soup so I double the flour and butter or add a 1/2 of the small cube of velveeta at the final step.

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:

• 1. Peel potatoes and cut into eighths and place in a large pot. Cover potatoes with water to about an inch above the potaoes. Add salt to taste. Boil about 20-25 mins, until potatoes are nice and soft and a fork goes through them easily. (Do not drain them)
• 2. To the pot of potatoes and potato water, add the rest of the ingredients. (the onions must be grated as that is what really flavors the soup and gives it some texture)
• 3. Take a potatoe masher and mash some but not all of the potatoes. Try to get the larger chunks. This will thicken it. Don't mash too much or it will be too thick. If it does get too thick, add some water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat until hot and serve. *** The flavor is so pure and tastey that it makes it the best comfort food on a cold day!

Steps:

• 1. Wash, peel and chop the potatoes, carrots, and celery.
• 2. In a large, deep skillet, fry the chopped bacon until brown, and reserve 2 TBSP of the grease to make a roux.
• 3. Saute the potatoes, onion, celery and carrots in the remaining grease in the skillet until the onion is translucent. Drain and spoon the vegetables out of the skillet and set aside. Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel. Heat the skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of bacon grease and 2 tablespoons of butter. When a pinch of flour makes the oil bubble, Stir in 4 tablespoons of flour and make a simple roux. Let it bubble for a couple of minutes, or until it starts to turn a very light brown.
• 4. My substitute for All Purpose Flour is My Kitchen Flour and consists of equal parts of these four flours: MY KITCHEN FLOUR Brown rice flour, superfine cornstarch potato starch tapioca flour
• 5. Using a whisk, add the 4 cups of chicken stock, slowly to the roux.
• 6. Return the pre-cooked vegetables to the skillet and add the seasonings: basil, celery powder, garlic powder and the bay leaf, salt and pepper. Stir the mixture.
• 7. Cook over medium low heat until the potatoes are about half done, about 20 minutes, then add the bacon, heavy cream and the parsley.
• 8. Simmer on lowest setting until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Check the seasoning to see if it needs more salt.
• 9. Remove the bay leaf and serve with crusty bread.