Potato Soup

[pappy19]

Of course, being from Idaho, I must have a good spud soup, so here it is. A great soup for chilly winter days.

Pap

Potato Soup

2 ½ lbs Baby Red Spuds
½ lb. bacon, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
¼ bunch celery, chopped
8 cups whole milk
3 cups water
4 chicken bullion cubes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
¾ cup melted butter
¾ cup flour
¼ cup fresh parsley
1 cup whipping cream

Boil spuds for 10 minutes (5 minutes more if high altitude). Drain and set aside. Cook bacon until crisp, drain bacon and set aside. Add onions and celery to bacon grease and cook until tender. In a large pot, add milk, water, bullion, onions, celery, salt and pepper. Heat until hot but do not boil. In a small skillet, pour melted butter and add flour. Cook and stir to make a roux of light brown. Scrape into hot milk and stir until thick. Cut spuds into small cubes and add into milk, stirring. Add parsley, whipping cream and bacon. Simmer slowly for 5 minutes.

You can add 2 cans of clams if desired for clam chowder, but do not boil or clams will be chewy and tough.

[Chuck White]

That sounds like a really good recipe, but I'd leave the clams out!

[red]

My parents had soup and a sandwich for lunch everyday in the winter.

[coxy]

sounds real good digin_2 don't forget the leaks  :D

[47sawdust]

Better put in leeks.....not leaks,someone might complain. ;D

[coxy]

Better put in leeks.....not leaks,someone might complain. ;D

true  :D :D

[pappy19]

It's a little work, but well worth it in the end.

[ibseeker]

I got a new Dutch oven for my birthday and now I know what the first meal will be. I like potato soup and the leeks sound like a good addition.

[drobertson]

big tater soup eaters here as well, love any variation of it, for now we are adding a heaping of sharp cheddar and big ole scoop of sour cream as well, good stuff there maynard,,