Creamy Potato Barley Soup Food

CREAMY RAMP AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring stock, 3 cups water, barley, ramp whites, and celery to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until barley is tender, about 45 minutes.
• Stir in ramp greens. Transfer half of soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Return to pot, stir to combine, and season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside, along with 3 tablespoons of bacon drippings.
• Add potatoes, onion, carrot and celery to drippings. Add enough water to cover vegetables and cook over low heat until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• In separate bowl, stir together sour cream, flour and paprika. Gradually stir 1 cup of hot soup mixture into sour cream mixture.
• Pour sour cream mixture into soup mixture. Cook until small bubbles break soups service. Top with chopped bacon pieces.

SARAH'S POTATO BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onions, garlic and potatoes in a little bit of the broth for about 5 minutes or till softened.
• Add everything else and cook for about 45 minutes.
• Take out bay leaves before serving!

CREAMY POTATO PARSLEY SOUP (BUT WITHOUT THE CREAM!)

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, onion, salt and broth in a medium casserole, and add parsley.
• Cook, covered, at HIGH for 12 to 13 minutes in a microwave, or until potatoes are tender.
• Combine cornflour with a small amount of cold milk.
• Stir into potato mixture, and add the remaining milk.
• Cook at HIGH for 6 to 7 minutes, or until mixture comes to a boil and is piping hot.
• Stir once or twice during cooking.
• Serve hot with crisp croutons, or toasted bread.
• For Vegetarian use vegetable broth or water.

CREAMY POTATO BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Add the barley and water to a large saucepan; bring to a boil, then cover and simmer until the barley is cooked.
• Add the bacon to a heavy-bottomed pot, like a dutch oven, and cook it; remove it with a slotted spoon and reserve the bacon grease.
• Add the butter to the same pot. Once it's melted, add the onion, carrot, leeks, and parsley and sauté for 5 minutes or until soft.
• Next, add the chopped potatoes, chicken broth and salt and bring the soup to a boil. Then, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot and cook the soup for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes can easily be pierced with a fork.
• Pour in the half and half and milk and stir. Then, scoop HALF of the soup into a high powder blender and blend until smooth. Pour back into the pot, then add the cooked barley and bacon back in. Season with salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!