CREAM OF POTATO AND BACON SOUP RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan, then fry the bacon and onion, stirring until they start to turn golden. Tip in the leeks and potatoes, stir well, then cover and turn down the heat. Cook gently for 5 mins, shaking the pan every now and then to make sure that the mixture doesn’t catch.
• Pour in the stock, season well and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins until the vegetables are soft. Leave to cool for a few mins, then blend in a food processor in batches until smooth. Return to the pan, pour in the cream and stir well. Taste and season if necessary. Serve scattered with tasty crisp bacon and eat with toasted or warm crusty bread on the side.

Steps:

• In a large kettle, combine chicken broth and cubed potatoes and bring to a boil.
• In a sauce pan melt butter and add onion, celery and carrots and saute until tender, about 10-15 minutes depending on how fine you chopped your veggies.
• When the potatoes are done add the ham, canadian bacon, celery, carrot and onion mixture with butter to the broth.
• Reduce heat to medium and when the soup is NOT boiling.
• Slowly add the Heavy Cream (you do not have to use the entire quart) just enough to made it creamy.
• Add cheese and stir until melted.
• Remove about half of the soup mixture and place in blender.
• Blend until smooth then return to soup to thicken.
• If it isn't thick enough, mix corn starch with cold water and add to soup.
• Simmer on medium heat for about an hour or until it thickens stirring occasionally.
• Serve with crispy sour dough bread or Aroostook's Refrigerator Rolls and enjoy.