Amish Old Fashioned Potato Soup Food

AMISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, water, carrot, onion, chicken base, and salt in a 6-quart soup pot over medium heat. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in 1 cup milk.
• Stir sour cream and flour together in a small bowl until blended; mix in remaining 1 cup milk. Add to the soup along with the ham, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soup thickens, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in cheese cubes and parsley and cook until melted and thick, about 10 more minutes.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

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.

AMISH COUNTRY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop bacon.
• Saute' bacon, celery and onion in a deep sauce pan.
• (I drain the fat before going on to the next step, but the recipe doesn't call for it).
• Add potatoes, water, bay leaf, salt, pepper and celery salt and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Mash lightly, leave about 1/4 whole.
• Remove bay leaf and add milk, worcestershire sauce and parsley.
• Bring to a boil.
• Serve hot.

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

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.