Showing posts with label potato soup with crispy bacon. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Potato Soup with Crispy Bacon

SERVES: 4 
PREPARATION: 20 MINUTES
COOKING: 20 MINUTES


Ingredients 


4 teaspoons oil
4 rashers bacon, chopped
1 brown onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1.5 kg sebago (starchy) potatoes, peeled & chopped
2 sprigs thyme
2 litres chicken stock
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup cream




Method


Heat 2 teaspoons oil over high heat, add the chopped bacon and cook for 2 - 3 minutes until crisp. Set aside


Heat another 2 teaspoons of oil in the pan, add chopped onion, and garlic, cook for 1 minute.


Add potatoes, thyme, chicken stock & water. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes.


Blend with a hand held blender until smooth and stir through cream. 


Top with bacon to serve.




My Notes


When I mentioned that I was going to make this soup there was a turned up nose! I know it looks and sounds fairly bland, but WOW this soup was really, really delicious and next time I make it there will be a race to the table and definitely no turned up noses :) 




This recipe is from Donna Hay Magazine.....I just love it! And there is many more recipes yet to come from it :) 


I haven't bought a cooking mag at all this month! the ones I have have some great stuff in them that I want to make...mind you I HAVE got to have the new Masterchef mag, it has macarons on the front YUM