Oh So Southern Potato Soup Food

POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and cube potatoes into about one inch sized pieces. Set aside.
• Remove outer skin from onion, dice into small sections.
• Place medium sized sauce pot over Medium heat on stove top.
• Add Butter.
• Add onions. Saute onions until tender and translucent.
• Add cubed potatoes.
• Add evaporated milk.
• Add two cups whole milk, or more if needed, to cover potatoes.
• Bring mixture to a slight boil, then REDUCE heat to medium-low.
• Simmer mixture, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, stirring often. About 25 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, as desired.
• Use a hand blender or large spoon to mash up some of the potatoes. Do not over blend.
• To thicken the soup if needed, mix water and flour together in a small cup. Stir well to combine and make a slurry.
• Gradually add flour slurry to the potatoes, stirring well.
• Continue to cook for about five minutes until the mixture thickens.
• Serve warm.
• Enjoy.

HEARTY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes, onion, celery, garlic, salt and pepper in a large pot and cover with water.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender. Do not drain.
• Add stick of butter. Pour evaporated milk into a bowl and whisk the flour into the milk. Add flour and milk mixture to your soup. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. Garnish with crisp bacon or shredded cheese.

EASY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook potatoes according to package directions.
• While potatoes are cooking, saute onion in a large Dutch oven. Add cooked potatoes to the onion. Add chicken stock, half-and-half, butter, and a teaspoon of salt to the pot. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes, until butter is melted and soup thickens slightly.
• Using immersion blender, blend the soup until pureed as much as you like. Stir in sour cream until completely blended into soup. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with baked potato toppings: cheese, bacon, green onions.

SOUTHERN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, on medium heat saute diced onion and ham in olive oil.
• Add diced potatoes and just enough water cover and onion powder, onion salt, salt, pepper, garlic salt and tarragon.
• Bring to a roaring boil and allow to continue to boil @ med-high heat until potatoes are soft, approx 25 min, stirring frquently.
• Once potatoes have softened; simmer on low heat and evaporated milk stirring frequently.
• Add cornstarch/water mixture to thicken.
• Enjoy!

CREAM OF SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake sweet potatoes in preheated oven until soft, about 1 1/2 hours (you can also use a microwave). Remove and let cool slightly.
• Peel sweet potatoes, and puree with chicken broth in batches, using enough chicken broth so that it purees smoothly. Bring puree to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in the sugar, salt, nutmeg, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cream.