Irish Potato Soup Food

IRISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, crumble, and set aside.
• Cook and stir onion and celery in the remaining bacon grease over medium heat until the onion is translucent and tender. Drain excess grease, then stir in potatoes. Add water to cover all but 1 inch of the potatoes. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the evaporated milk, and continue cooking until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in bacon just before serving.

CREAMY IRISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until tender.
• Stir the broth, 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper and potatoes in the saucepan and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Place half of the broth mixture and half of the milk in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend until smooth. Repeat with the remaining broth mixture and remaining milk. Return to the saucepan and heat through.

SAVANNAH-STYLE IRISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery and onions and cook until the onions are soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the thyme and garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the flour over and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the stock, and then the milk. Add the potatoes and bring the soup to a boil over high heat. Decrease the heat to low and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender, puree the soup; leave it coarse and chunky if you prefer a more rustic soup, or puree until smooth for a more elegant soup. Add the cheese, about 1/3 cup at a time, stirring after each addition until melted and smooth. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
• To serve, ladle the soup into warmed bowls. Sprinkle with chives and serve immediately.

IRISH POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• In large pan, heat the oil and add the leeks, celery, onion and garlic.
• Saute over medium heat, until the vegetables are soft.
• Stir in the vegetable stock or water, potatoes, salt, pepper& thyme; bring to a boil.
• Simmer over medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes, until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.
• Add the cream and herbs and return to a light simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the soup from the heat and let sit a few minutes before serving.
• Serve with warm bread.

IRISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and slice the potatoes.
• Put potatoes into a soup pot with water, onions, and bay leaf.
• Simmer covered for 45 minutes.
• Puree soup in batches.
• Add half and half, salt, and pepper. Also add smoked sausage if using.
• Cook for 15 minutes on low just until heated thoroughly without scalding the half and half.
• Add butter and serve.

CREAMY IRISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in saucepan. Add onions and celery and cook until tender.
• Add broth, black pepper and potatoes. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Place half the broth mixture and half the milk in blender or food processor. Cover and blend until smooth. Repeat with remaining broth mixture and milk. Return to saucepan. Heat through.

IRISH POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat; stir in onion and leek. Cover and cook 20 minutes. Stir in potato; cover and cook 15 minutes. Stir in broth, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until potato is tender. Remove from heat, and cool slightly.
• Process soup in batches in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides; return to saucepan, and cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated.
• Serve with some or all of desired toppings.

IRISH POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Peel & cut potatoes into chunks. Place in boiling water and cook until done (I usually do this for about 15-20 minutes. They need to be a bit crunchy, not too hard-not too soft) drain water when done; set aside.
• Fry bacon in separate pot (the one you will use to make the soup). Remove the bacon from the pan and set it aside. Leave the grease in the pan.
• Caramelize the onions in the bacon grease. Allow to cool for 5 minutes or so; do not empty the grease!
• Add the cheese soups, cream of potato & French onion soups, milk and water to the onion/grease mixture.
• Crumble the bacon and divide it into 2 bowls.
• Heat up the soup mixture in the bacon grease/onion pan and when hot, add the potatoes and one bowl of the bacon crumbles. Set on medium heat and allow to cook for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Add half of the cheese while stirring constantly for about 2 minutes.
• Allow soup to sit for about 5 minutes and serve with remaining bacon crumbles and cheese on top.
• A really nice romaine salad w/purple onions, roma tomatoes and cheddar/garlic croutons *and your fave dressing* make this the perfect meal.Enjoy!