Potato Bisque Soup By Sallye Food

SWEET POTATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Add the butter to a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Once the butter melts and becomes foamy, add the garlic, onions and ginger and saute until tender and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chipotle pepper and saute for 1 minute longer while breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Add the chicken broth, apple cider and sweet potatoes. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Puree the soup using an immersion blender until smooth and velvety. Finish by stirring in the heavy cream. Top each bowl with sour cream if using.

SWEET POTATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Roast sweet potatoes in 450 degree F (230 degrees C) oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and slice open, allowing to cool while assembling rest of soup.
• Saute onion and garlic in olive oil and butter until soft and slightly browned. Add potatoes to pot and saute 1 minute. Stir in flour. Deglaze pan with broth, scraping up brown bits. Add water and sweet potato flesh. Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer partially covered for approximately 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. (Liquid will have reduced to approximately 8 cups.)
• Remove from heat and puree soup in batches in blender or directly in pot with hand-held blender.
• Return soup to pot and re-heat over low heat. Add buttermilk, nutmeg, ginger, white pepper, thyme, cumin, and salt and pepper to taste, stirring well.

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.

POTATO-LEEK BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or soup pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add leeks and garlic; saute about 5 minutes or until tender. Add chicken broth, frozen potatoes, and the tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in a blender, filling the blender only half full for each batch. (Soup can be stored in refrigerator for up to two days at this point.)
• Return soup to pan. Stir in cream and heat through over low heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish servings with sour cream and chopped scallions.

LOADED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place sliced potatoes into a stockpot and completely cover with 1" of water. Season with ½ tsp salt and cook 8-10 minutes or until potatoes pierce easily with a knife then drain.
• Meanwhile, saute bacon in a dutch oven until crispy then transfer to a plate, reserving 1 Tbsp bacon grease in the pot.
• Add 4 Tbsp butter and chopped onions then sautee until tender. Add garlic and cook another minute until fragrant.
• Quickly whisk in the flour. Slowly add 2 1/2 cups milk and 2 1/2 cups broth, whisking constantly then bring to a soft boil.
• Add drained potatoes and season soup with 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper or season to taste.
• Stir in 3/4 cup sour cream, 1 cup shredded cheddar, and half half of your cooked bacon (reserving the rest for serving). Bring to a boil then remove from heat and serve with your favorite toppings.

POTATO BISQUE (SOUP) BY SALLYE

Steps:

• 1. Place 2 cups of chicken broth in a large saucepan Add potatoes and bring to a boil Add another cup of broth if needed to just cover the potatoes Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes
• 2. Add onions (green and white) Bring back to a boil and add thyme Continue cooking for about 20 minutes until potatoes and onions are soft
• 3. Add salt, pepper and chopped parsley Optional: Pour into blender or food processor and puree Or you can skip this step if you like chunky potato soup
• 4. Pour mixture back into saucepan Add half and half and mix to blend Warm over low heat while stirring until heated through
• 5. Turn out into individual soup bowls Sprinkle with grated cheese and paprika
• 6. This recipe is easy to double or even triple for more servings.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND POTATO BISQUE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a 4 quart pot, and add the olive oil. On Medium heat, brown the sausage, breaking up the clumps. (If your sausage is fatty, you may need less oil.) Add onion and sauté another 5 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
• Add next 10 ingredients, tomatoes through lemon juice, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, about 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Add more lemon juice and the salt as needed.
• Serve with a crusty bread. Freeze the left overs, if there are any.

BAKED POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan or Dutch oven on medium heat. Add yellow onions and celery; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add next 4 ingredients; bring just to boil, stirring constantly. Lightly crush potatoes with back of spoon. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring frequently.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp. green onions and 2 Tbsp. each bacon and cheese. Add remaining green onions, bacon and cheese to soup; cook 5 min. or until cheese is melted, stirring constantly.
• Serve topped with reserved green onions, bacon, cheese and sour cream.

SWEET POTATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan., Add carrots and onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in water, sweet potatoes, bay leaves, curry, salt, cinnamon, paprika and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 10-15 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Stir in cream and sour cream just until blended. Cool., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine mint, oil, sugar, salt, pepper flakes and pepper. Let stand 5-10 minutes., Process bisque in batches in a blender until smooth; return all to the pan. Heat through (do not boil). Ladle bisque into bowls; drizzle with minted chili oil.