Uncle Bills Special Creamy Potato Soup Food

UNCLE BILL'S SPECIAL AND FAVORITE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Punch a hole in the small end of the eggs using an egg piercer.
• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. When cooked, drain and cover with cold water to cool.
• When cooled,peel, rinse under cold water and set aside.
• In the meantime, scrub potatoes and add to a large saucepan or cooking pot. Cover with cold water and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook for about 15 minutes just until the potatoes are fork tender. Do not overcook.
• Drain potatoes and let cool slightly.
• When cooled enough to handle, remove any skins using a paring knife and discard.
• Cut potatoes into about 1/2 inch cubes and add to a large mixing bowl.
• Using an egg cutter, cut 4 hard boiled eggs and add to bowl.
• Chop green onions, both green and white parts and add to bowl.
• Dice radishes to about 1/4 inch cubes and add to bowl.
• Dice celery into 1/4 inch cubes and add to bowl.
• Add chopped gherkins to bowl.
• Gently mix the ingredients to blend.
• In a mixing bowl, add Kraft Miracle Whip Mayonnaise, dry mustard, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, chopped dill weed, sugar, cider vinegar, pickle juice, granulated garlic powder, celery seed and mix well to blend.
• Add mixture to the large bowl and gently mix the ingredients until well mixed and coated.
• The potato salad should be quite moist, not dry and if necessary, add more mayonnaise to suit your taste.
• Transfer potato salad to a nice serving bowl.
• Cut the remaining 2 hard-boiled eggs into quarters and place on the top of the potato salad decoratively.
• Sprinkle over with Hungarian Paprika.
• Place a few sprigs of fresh parsley to decorate.
• Refrigerate potato salad for a least one hour before serving.
• Refrigerate any unused potato salad and it should be used within 3 days.

UNCLE BILL'S SPECIAL CREAMY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or a medium cooking pot, add potatoes, cover with water; bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for about 10 minutes. The potatoes will not be fully cooked and that is fine.
• Drain and transfer to a large cooking pot.
• In a large frying pan, on medium-high heat, melt 1/4 cup of butter.
• Add sliced onions, stir and cook until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Add flour and stir well to coat onions.
• Add leeks, celery and garlic and fry for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Transfer the onion-leek mixture to the large cooking pot.
• Add chicken broth, bring to boil, reduce heat and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add the milk, whipping cream, salt, pepper, thyme, and celery seeds.
• Bring the soup to boil, reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• In a food processor or blender, puree soup in batches until smooth and return to the cooking pot. You may also use an immersion blender.
• Add grated cheese and bring to just boil or until cheese melts.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Serve soup hot.
• Refrigerate any unused portion ot the soup.

GRANDMA'S CREAMY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and cut potatoes into the size of your liking and add onion into a large pot.
• Add just enough water to cover your potatoes in your pot, add salt.
• Boil potatoes until soft. Do Not Drain!
• Add the milk, the butter, and the flour to the water.
• Heat stirring continuously until there are no more clumps of flour and butter has melted.
• You may add more salt and pepper.
• Serve and enjoy!

UNCLE BILL'S FRESH YOUNG PEA & VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a cooking pot on medium-high heat, melt butter and add olive oil.
• Add chopped onions and saute' on medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and saute' for another 2 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and water and bring to boil.
• Add chicken soup base, cubed nugget potatoes, and cook for 4 minutes.
• Add carrots, dill weed, parsley and continue to cook for another 5 minutes or until carrots are just tender, but still firm.
• Add cauliflower, celery, young peas, red pepper, green onion, white pepper, seasoning salt, Idaho potato flakes and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce heat and add whipping cream slowly, stirring all the while when adding.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Remove soup from heat and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• Refrigerate any unused portions.

UNCLE BILL'S CREAMY, SAVORY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and saute' until translucent, about 2 minutes, stirring often.
• Add garlic and thyme and saute' for 2 minutes.
• Add crushed tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes and balsamic vinegar.
• Bring to simmer, about 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Reduce to low and stir in baking soda.
• Add half and half, stir well and bring to a simmer. DO NOT BOIL.
• Use an immersion blender to puree' soup in the saucepan or puree' soup in batches in a food processor or blender.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot.

UNCLE BILL'S POTATO FILLING FOR PYRAHI

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add potatoes, cover with water and cook until tender.
• Drain well and mash potatoes, set aside.
• In a frying pan, melt butter.
• Add onions and garlic and saute' for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.
• In a mixing bowl, add potatoes, sautee'd onion/garlic, beaten eggs, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Use about 3 tablespoons of mixture for each Pyrahi.

UNCLE BILL'S CREAMY MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté mushrooms, onion and green pepper in butter or margarine.
• Blend in flour and continue cooking over medium heat until flour is browned.
• Gradually add broth and milk.
• Stir until thickened.
• Add barley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, parsley and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10-12 minutes or until barley is tender, stirring occasionally.

UNCLE BILL'S CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottom cooking pot, heat olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onions, leeks, carrots celery and garlic and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes or until vegetables are slightly softened but not browned.
• Add chicken broth, water, bay leaf, thyme and rosemary.
• Bring to boil.
• Cut chicken into bite size pieces and add to soup along with the diced mushrooms.
• Add noodles and bring soup to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until noodles are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove bay leaf and discard.
• Stir in parsley, salt and pepper.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Serve soup hot.
• Refrigerate any unused portions.
• NOTE: Homemade Chicken or Turkey Stock is so much better than purchased broth.

BILL'S CREAMY RED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Do not peel potatoes, cut them in 1 inch squares, set aside.
• Dice 5 carrots, no need to peel, set aside.
• dice onion and mince garlic.
• in large soup pan, sautee garlic and onion in oil or butter for aprox 5 minutes.
• pour vegetable broth into pan, add carrots and potatoes.
• wait until liquid comes to a boil, turn on medium-low and cook for 25 minutes or until both carrots and potatoes are done.
• blend half the soup mixture in blender or magic bullet, return to pan.
• Add cream or half-and-half, add basil, parsley and dill, salt and pepper. cook on low for 10-15 minutes.

UNCLE BILL'S BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter.
• Add onions, carrots, garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium size cooking pot, add water and chicken soup base and bring to boil.
• Add precooked onion/carrot/garlic to soup.
• Add broccoli florets, reserving (6- 8 pieces) of broccoli florets to be added near the end of cooking.
• Reduce heat and simmer covered, until broccoli is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• In a blender or food processor, puree' soup in batches and return to cooking pot.
• Stir in half and half cream and remaining broccoli florets.
• In a cup, mix together flour and 1/4 cup water to form a thin liquid.
• Bring soup to boil; add flour mixture to thicken soup as desired, stirring constantly.
• Add soy sauce, black pepper and stir well.
• Garnish with chopped parsley when serving.
• You can also use some carrot curls for garnish.
• Serve soup hot or cold.