Ellens Outstanding Bacon Potato Soup Food

THE ULTIMATE POTATO SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.
• Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.
• Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are tender (3-5 minutes).
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
• Sprinkle the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth (use whisk if needed).
• Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and ancho chili powder. Stir well.
• Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).
• Reduce heat to simmer and remove approximately half*** of the soup to a blender (be careful, it will be hot!) and puree until smooth (half is about 5 cups of soup, but just eyeballing the amount will be fine. Alternatively you can use an immersion blender.).
• Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, stir well.
• Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.
• Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!

LEEK, BACON & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan, then fry the bacon and onion, stirring until they start to turn golden. Tip in the leeks and potatoes, stir well, then cover and turn down the heat. Cook gently for 5 mins, shaking the pan every now and then to make sure that the mixture doesn't catch.
• Pour in the stock, season well and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins until the vegetables are soft. Leave to cool for a few mins, then blend in a food processor in batches until smooth. Return to the pan, pour in the cream and stir well. Taste and season if necessary. Serve scattered with tasty crisp bacon and eat with toasted or warm crusty bread on the side.

POTATO-LEEK SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make the croutons: Melt 1 tablespoon butter, then mix with the paprika in a bowl. Add the bread cubes and toss. Spread on a baking sheet and bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Discard all but about 1 tablespoon fat from the pan. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, then add the leeks and garlic; cover and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, 2 cups water, the potatoes and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Puree half the soup in a blender (remove the filler cap to let steam escape), then return to the pot. Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Add the peas and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with the croutons, bacon and parsley.

BACON AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large stockpot over medium heat until crispy.
• Add onion and cook 4-5 minutes, until tender.
• Add salt and pepper, thyme sprig, rosemary sprigs, and bay leaf.
• Add potatoes and garlic, and mix well with bacon and onions.
• Add stock or water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Add cream and mustard; stir to blend.
• Remove bayleaf and purée about 1/2 of the soup in a blender.
• Mix blended soup with the rest of the soup.
• Adjust seasonings.
• To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top with chopped scallions.

ELLEN'S POTATO SOUP WITH ATTITUDE

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, cook potatoes, carrots, and onions 8-10 minutes over medium-low heat. Drain and set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; set aside. Do not discard bacon drippings.
• 3. Place minced garlic in hot bacon drippings for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Do not allow to burn. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• 4. Add garlic, salt, pepper, summer savory, butter, half and half, and cheeses to the vegetables. Stir over low heat until cheese is melted and soup is heated through.
• 5. Top each serving with crumbled bacon. Enjoy!

ELLEN'S OUTSTANDING BACON-POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cook diced potatoes in small amount of boiling salted water for 10 minutes until tender; drain and set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels. DO NOT DRAIN GREASE.
• 3. Saute chopped onion in the bacon grease over low heat until translucent; then add the minced garlic, stirring, until you have smelled the garlic for 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
• 4. In a medium-sized saucepan melt the butter over low-medium heat and stir in the flour until it forms a paste. Slowly add the chicken broth and half and half, stirring constantly until it begins to thicken. If it gets too thick, add a little more broth.
• 5. When mixture reaches desired consistency, add the potatoes, onion-garlic mixture, crumbled bacon (all but two slices), salt and pepper to taste, and the cheese slices. Stir until cheese is melted and fully incorporated into the soup.
• 6. Ladle into individual soup bowls, top with remaining crumbled bacon and chives.

CREAMY POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed stock pot, cook the bacon until just crispy.
• Add in the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic. Cook until the vegetables are soft. About 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in the flour into the vegetable mixture. Then very slowly add the chicken stock. It works best to add a few tablespoons at a time, whisking throughout in between. This should take about two minutes at the most.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and add in the potatoes. Turn down the heat to a simmer, stirring regularly, and cook until the potatoes are fork tender. About 20 to 30 minutes. Make sure the heat is very low. If it is too high, too much of the liquid will evaporate.
• Stir in the milk and allow the milk to cook through, about 1 to 2 minutes. Top with cheddar cheese, bacon, and diced scallions. Enjoy!

CHEESY POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Chop scallions, separating green and white parts. Set aside.
• Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 10 to 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, leaving 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in Dutch oven.
• Add potatoes, onion, butter, garlic, and white scallion pieces to Dutch oven, and cook over medium until onions are slightly softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add flour, salt, and pepper, and stir until all ingredients are coated. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in broth until combined. Bring mixture to a boil. Then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
• Using a potato masher, lightly mash mixture, leaving some whole pieces of potato. Add white Cheddar and cream, stirring until cheese melts. Keep warm.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Top servings with bacon, green scallion pieces, and yellow Cheddar.

THE MOST DELICIOUS HOMEMADE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes. Chop into bite sized pieces. I cook mine in the Instant Pot on high-pressure with four cups of chicken broth for 8 minutes. If you do not have an IP, you can boil the potatoes on the stove until tender. While the potatoes cook, chop up the bacon and begin to cook it in a large stockpot.While the bacon cooks, chop up the onions, peppers and garlic. Cook the bacon until crisp. You can either remove it from the pan and add at the very end, or you can leave it in the pot. By removing it you can keep it crisp and add it to the soup right before serving. I usually just keep mine in the pot. Keep all of the grease from the bacon in the pan. Add the onions peppers and garlic. Cook until a bit translucent.
• Add the flour, dill chicken base and garlic salt to the grease. Stir around to make a roux. Slowly add in the milk or half and half. Continue to stir until it is creamy. Let it cook until quite thick. It should be the consistency of thick gravy.
• After the potatoes are done, release the pressure if using an IP. If you are boiling, then drain all but about four cups of the water.
• Once the creamy base is thick, add in the potatoes and all of the liquid from the IP or all of the liquid that you reserved. Stir until completely combined. Let the soup cook for five to ten minutes to combine all of the flavors.
• That's it! Now you can top with shredded cheese if you like and the bacon if you reserved it. Enjoy!

BACON BEAN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• The night before, place the beans in a large bowl and add enough cool water to cover the beans by 2-3 inches. Let the beans soak in the refrigerator over night.
• The next day, cut the bacon into one-inch pieces. Cook the bacon in a large pot over medium heat until brown and crispy. Remove the bacon to a paper towel lined plate and pour off most of the grease, leaving a tablespoon or two in the pot.
• While the bacon is cooking, dice the onion and mince the garlic. Peel and slice the carrots, and slice the celery. Sauté the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery in the leftover bacon grease over medium heat until the onions are soft and transparent (about five minutes). Use the moisture from the vegetables to help dissolve the browned bits of bacon from the bottom of the pot.
• While the vegetables are sautéing, peel the potatoes then cut them into 1/2-inch cubes. Drain the soaked beans in a colander and rinse them briefly.
• Add the cubed potatoes, rinsed beans, and chicken broth to the pot. Cover the pot and bring it up to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly and let the pot boil gently for one hour, or until the beans and potatoes are very soft.
• Use an immersion blender to purée about half of the soup, leaving some beans and vegetables whole. If you don't have an immersion blender, remove half of the soup from the pot, let it cool slightly, then use a blender or food processor to carefully purée the warm soup. Return the puréed soup to the pot and stir to combine with the rest.
• Add the tomato sauce and reserved bacon to the soup. Stir and heat until warm. Taste the soup and add salt and pepper if needed. Serve hot.

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in medium saucepan until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from pan.
• Add carrots, celery and yellow onions to reserved drippings; cook on medium heat 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in milk; cook 3 min. or until vegetable mixture is slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Add cream cheese; cook on medium-low heat 2 to 3 min. or until completely melted.
• Add potatoes and chicken broth; stir. Bring to boil on medium heat; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 to 25 min. or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Serve topped with bacon and green onions.

CHEESY POTATO BACON LEEK SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring cubed potatoes and chicken broth to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender (about 25 minutes). Meanwhile, place bacon pieces in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of grease and set aside. Saute the leeks in the frying pan with the reserved bacon grease 8 minutes or until tender (if you didn't want to saute the leeks in bacon grease, you could use a tablespoon of butter or olive oil instead).
• When the potatoes are tender, stir in the fried leeks, heavy cream, bacon, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook on medium for 5 minutes. Then, stir in 1/2 cup shredded cheese and 2 tablespoons corn starch and remove from heat. You can always add more corn starch for a thicker soup. Serve hot.

BACON AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in 3-quart saucepan, remove and drain well on paper towels. Discard bacon grease and wipe pan thoroughly with paper towel.
• Meanwhile, prepare vegetables. Add olive oil to saucepan and add onion, carrot, and celery as they are cut up. Saute until onion is soft but not brown, about 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, potatoes, and pepper; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in cheese, heating just until melted--do not boil. Chop bacon and add to soup. Adjust seasoning to taste by adding salt, if desired. Serve at once.