Potato & Bacon Soup
Potato & Bacon Soup

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, potato & bacon soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook potato & bacon soup using 13 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Potato & Bacon Soup:
  1. Take 2 lb Idaho potatoes; peeled & medium dice
  2. Make ready 1 lb bacon; small dice
  3. Take 1 carrot; peeled & medium dice
  4. Prepare 1 white onion; medium dice
  5. Make ready 1 stalk celery; medium dice
  6. Prepare 4 garlic cloves; creamed
  7. Prepare 2 t herbes de provence
  8. Take 48 oz chicken stock
  9. Get 2 bay leaves
  10. Make ready 1 C heavy cream
  11. Take 1/2 C grated parmigiano reggiano
  12. Make ready as needed kosher salt & black pepper
  13. Take as needed sour cream
Instructions to make Potato & Bacon Soup:
  1. Place chicken stock and bay leaves in a seperate saucepot. Bring to a boil. Reduce by 1/3.
  2. Slowly render bacon fat on medium-low heat until bacon is crispy. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and pat dry between paper towels. Reserve.
  3. Add celery, carrots, and onions with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Sweat on medium-low heat until veggies begin to soften, about 5-8 minutes.
  4. Add potatoes. Season with herbes de provence, salt, and pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
  5. Add garlic. Cook 1 minute.
  6. Heat heavy cream to a simmer in a seperate saucepot.
  7. Add chicken stock. Simmer until potatoes are tender, approximately 15 minutes.
  8. Remove bay leaves. Puree the soup in the pot with an immersion blender. (Puree 3/4 of the soup if you want some bite)
  9. Add heavy cream. Stir to combine.
  10. Add cheese slowly while whisking.
  11. Simmer 5 minutes. Do not boil. (If you want a thicker soup, a roux or slurry can be added)
  12. Add 3/4 of the bacon to the soup.
  13. Garnish with sour cream and bacon.
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