Old Fashioned Potato Soup Food

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, brown the onion in the butter. Add the potatoes, carrot, water, salt, pepper and dillweed.
• Cook on low until potatoes are creamy, about 45 minutes. Stir in the milk and parsley and continue cooking until mixture is heated through. Stir in the potato flakes.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot cook 1st four ingredients until potatoes are soft.
• Combine flour and butter and cook over medium-low heat until a smooth paste is formed (approx. 2 minutes) Thicken potato mixture with flour mixture.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
• Simmer until creamy, at least 30 minutes.
• We enjoy a thicker soup so I double the flour and butter or add a 1/2 of the small cube of velveeta at the final step.

JUST PLAIN GOOD OLD FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Peel potatoes and cut into eighths and place in a large pot. Cover potatoes with water to about an inch above the potaoes. Add salt to taste. Boil about 20-25 mins, until potatoes are nice and soft and a fork goes through them easily. (Do not drain them)
• 2. To the pot of potatoes and potato water, add the rest of the ingredients. (the onions must be grated as that is what really flavors the soup and gives it some texture)
• 3. Take a potatoe masher and mash some but not all of the potatoes. Try to get the larger chunks. This will thicken it. Don't mash too much or it will be too thick. If it does get too thick, add some water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Heat until hot and serve. *** The flavor is so pure and tastey that it makes it the best comfort food on a cold day!

OLD FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Take four good-sized potatoes, cut into dice; also two small onions finely chopped; add salt, pepper, celery salt, and a small piece of bacon or a little butter. Cover with a quart of water.Cook slowly for one hour. Blend two tablespoons flour with one cup of milk. Add to hot soup, stir until it comes to a boil. Cook for a few minutes. This is very good. Submitted by C. Croman, Marion, ohio.

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.

POTATO SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Add diced celery, potatoes and onions to a medium saucepan, and cover with just enough water to cover vegetables. Cook until fork tender.
• Meanwhile, brown and crumble sausage; drain excess grease if needed.
• Add browned sausage to potato mixture.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add flour, stirring for 30 seconds with whisk. Add milk and cook and stir until thick.
• Once milk sauce is thick, add it to the potato mixture. Bring the soup to a boil until thickened and hot.
• Season with nutmeg, starting with one shake. Taste and add up to three shakes. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste.

AMISH OLD FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy stock pot add Chicken stock. Add potatoes, green onion, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are fork tender.
• Remove about ½ of the potatoes with a slotted spoon or kitchen spider to a bowl. Use an immersion blender and process until the cooked potatoes in the stockpot have dissolved. Add the whole potato pieces back to the stockpot.
• Add butter, sour cream and milk and and simmer for at least 3 minutes so that the milk will lose its milk taste..
• Add sharp cheddar if you are using cheese.
• When cheese has melted through and soup has thickened, serve warm.

MRS. P'S OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, onion, celery, 1 tablespoon salt, and thyme in a saucepan. Cover with chicken broth. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Add milk, butter, corn, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cook and stir gently until butter is melted, about 30 seconds.
• Place flour, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 dash pepper in a bowl. Crack egg into the bowl and combine with fingers or a fork to create very small dumplings or rivels. Add rivel mixture to the soup. Stir to combine.
• Reduce heat to low and stir occasionally, until rivels are cooked and soup is thickened, about 10 minutes more.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO & SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In large Dutch oven melt margarine.
• Brown the sausage and drain off all but 1 tablespoon of dripping.
• Add all other ingredients except egg yolk, flour and milk.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are tender.
• Mix yolk and flour until pea-size and crumbly.
• Add to soup, stirring constantly.
• Cook for one to two minutes.
• Add milk and heat.
• Serve immediately.

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• While the onions are cooking, place the diced potatoes, carrots, water and chicken soup base (or vegetable base; see Cook's Note) in another pot and bring to a boil. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Do not overcook. Season with ground black pepper to taste.
• Add the flour to the cooked onions to make a paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk and stir well. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until warmed through. Add the potato and carrot mixture. Stir in the parsley and thyme and heat through. Serve hot.