Jakes Ultimate Potato Soup Food

ABSOLUTELY ULTIMATE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until done. Remove bacon from pan, and set aside. Drain off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon grease.
• Cook celery and onion in reserved bacon drippings until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes. Add cubed potatoes, and toss to coat. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Return bacon to the pan, and add enough chicken stock to just cover the potatoes. Cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender.
• In a separate pan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the heavy cream, tarragon, and cilantro. Bring the cream mixture to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir the cream mixture into the potato mixture. Puree about 1/2 the soup, and return to the pan. Adjust seasonings to taste.

BEST EVER POTATO SOUP

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.

FULLY LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a roasting tray and bake for 45 minutes. When done, the tip of a paring knife should go through the potatoes easily.
• Slice the bacon into lardons (thin strips) and cook in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pot with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Add the flour to the drippings in the pot and stir to combine. Cook, without adding color, until the flour and fat has combined, about 1 minute. Pour in the milk while you whisk to incorporate. Cook over medium heat until bubbly and thickened, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes.
• Scoop out the potato pulp from the skins and add to the milk mixture. Mash with the back of a wooden spoon leaving it a little bit chunky.
• Add the cooked bacon (leaving a little out for garnishing the soup), 1 cup of the cheese, and season well with salt and pepper. Stir until the cheese has melted. Remove from the heat.
• Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with sour cream (from a squeeze bottle), sprinkle with remaining bacon bits, grated cheese and chives.

ULTIMATE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a dutch oven cook bacon till soft/ crisp, remove from pan and set aside.
• Drain off fat except for 1/4 of a cup and cook onion and celery till onion is translucent.
• Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes add potatoes and toss to coat.
• Sauté for 4-5 minutes.
• Add bacon and cover with enough stock to just cover potatoes.
• Cover and simmer till potatoes are tender.
• In separate pan melt margarine and cook with flour for 1-2 minutes. Add cream, tarragon and cilantro and bring mixture to a boil to thicken, stirring constantly.
• Add cream mixture to potato mixture, heating through.
• Puree about 1/2 the soup and return to pot.
• Season to taste and serve.

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 or 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 to 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 the 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.

BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash the potatoes and prick them several times with a fork. Wrap them individually in foil and bake until they are soft when squeezed, about 1 hour (see Cook's Note). Let the potatoes cool slightly.
• While the potatoes bake, cook the bacon in a small skillet, in a microwave or on an indoor grill until crisp. Drain the bacon on paper towels and, when cool enough to handle, crumble into small pieces. Set aside.
• In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the flour, stirring constantly for 1 minute until smooth. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick and bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into the thickened milk mixture. Add the Cheddar, salt, pepper, green onions and reserved bacon. Cook over low heat just until heated through, then stir in the sour cream. Garnish with shredded Cheddar, crumbled bacon and chopped green onions and serve with more sour cream on the side.

THE ULTIMATE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup 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 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 to 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 and puree until smooth. Half is about 5 cups of soup. Or use an immersion blender.
• Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, and stir well.
• Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.
• Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives.

JAKE'S ULTIMATE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté the onions in the 2 tablespoons butter and basil over medium-high heat until softened.
• Add potatoes to a large pot with just enough water to cook.
• Season the potatoes with salt.
• Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Add the milk, remaining butter, salt and pepper to taste.
• Continue to cook over medium heat until hot; do not boil.
• With a potato masher, mash some of the potatoes right in the pot to slightly thicken the soup.
• Add the chopped bacon, cheddar cheese and/or green onions before soup is ready to be served.