Creamy Potato Bacon Soup
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
28 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
8 servings
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Course
Soup
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Cuisine
International
Creamy Potato Bacon Soup
Description
Creamy Potato Bacon Soup blends softened onions, celery, and diced potatoes into a smooth, rich soup base enhanced by cooking cream. The addition of grated nutmeg and black pepper deepens the flavor profile without overpowering the delicate earthiness of the potatoes. Frying the bacon strips separately until crisp and using them as a garnish introduces a crunchy element that contrasts nicely with the creamy soup. A touch of thyme added at plating adds freshness and aroma to each spoonful.
This soup can be served as a starter or light main dish and pairs well with crispy sides like baked or deep-fried parsnip chips or simple croutons to add further texture. The method includes simmering and blending the vegetables before stirring in cream and seasoning, ensuring a velvety consistency throughout the soup.
Ingredients
- 2 1/5 pounds gold potatoes
- 3 onion medium-sized
- 180 g celery quantity adjustable to taste
- 8 Bacon dried tomatoes for the vegan/vegetarian alternative, strips
- 1/4 nutmeg preferably the whole seed, not the powder
- 1 cup cooking cream vegetable cream for the vegan alternative, 32% fat
- 2 tsp neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- thyme for plating and extra flavor
Instructions
Cream soup:
- Clean and chop the onion and celery. Dice the potatoes.
- In a saucepan, sauté the onion until it becomes translucent. If you got slab bacon instead of strips, you can now add the pork skin to the saucepan and cook it with the onion—this will lend the dish a more intense bacon flavor.
- Add the celery. Add water and salt. When adding salt, please keep in mind that you will also add bacon, which is salty.
- When the celery is almost tender, add the potatoes. Boil.
- After boiling all the vegetables, blend them and add the cooking cream. Grate the nutmeg and black pepper.
- In another pan, add a dash of oil and fry the bacon strips.
Plating:
- Pour the soup into your dish of choice and sprinkle with fried bacon to bring forward the contrasting textures.
- We recommend serving the creamy potato bacon soup with baked or deep-fried parsnip chips. However, you can also serve it with croutons.
- For extra flavor, you can add thyme.
Notes
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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