Southern Livings Baked Potato Soup Food

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.

CHEDDAR POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Chop bacon and in a large heavy saucepan cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in pan.
• While bacon is cooking, chop onion. Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Cook onion in reserved fat over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. In a measuring cup stir together flour and water and add to onion with potatoes and broth. Simmer mixture 5 minutes, or until potatoes are just tender. Add wine and simmer 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to low and gradually stir in Cheddar (do not let boil).
• Divide soup among 4 bowls and sprinkle with bacon and chives.

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.

CHEESY POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Chop scallions, separating green and white parts. Set aside.
• Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 10 to 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, leaving 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in Dutch oven.
• Add potatoes, onion, butter, garlic, and white scallion pieces to Dutch oven, and cook over medium until onions are slightly softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add flour, salt, and pepper, and stir until all ingredients are coated. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in broth until combined. Bring mixture to a boil. Then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
• Using a potato masher, lightly mash mixture, leaving some whole pieces of potato. Add white Cheddar and cream, stirring until cheese melts. Keep warm.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Top servings with bacon, green scallion pieces, and yellow Cheddar.

POTATO AND HAM BONE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Dice the carrot.
• Dice the celery stalks.
• Dice the onion.
• Heat heavy stock pot over Medium heat.
• Add the butter.
• Add onions, carrots, celery
• Stir and cook until vegetables are tender.
• Add ham bone.
• Add water.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove ham bone. Set aside. Remove meat when cooled.
• Cube the potatoes into about 1 inch pieces.
• Add potatoes to pot. Cook about 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Remove about half of the potatoes. Set aside.
• Add the milk.
• Use an Immersion Blender to puree potatoes left in the pot.
• Add potato pieces and ham meat back to pot. Stir well.
• Add salt and pepper as needed.
• Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

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!

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.

BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in a 5-quart slow-cooker.
• Cover and cook on high for six hours, or low for 8-10 hours--or, cook until potato is tender.
• Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened.
• Stir in half-n-half, cheese, and chives.
• In each individual bowl, top with a dallop of sour cream, if desired, and sprinkle with bacon and cheddar cheese before eating.