Loaded Potato Soup

By kaypersing

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1/3 lb bacon, chopped
• 6 medium Idaho potatoes, diced
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter, or 1/2 stick
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, diced
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• potato flakes (if needed for added thickening)
• Toppings
• grated cheddar cheese
• freshly chopped parsley
• sliced spring onions

Preparation

Step 1

Method
1. Add bacon to a large soup pot and cook until it has rendered it’s fat. Remove and set aside. Then add onions and garlic to bacon fat. Cook until onions start to become translucent and then add butter. Let butter melt and then whisk in flour. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil while scrapping the bottom of the pan. Add milk, potatoes and white pepper. Bring back to a boil and make sure to stir constantly to avoid lumps.
2. Cook over medium heat until potatoes are very tender, stirring from the bottom every few minutes. After potatoes are done, if your soup is too thick, add more stock or milk. If it is too thin, add potato flakes, a few tablespoons at a time, until you get your desired consistency. Wait about 2 minutes in between adding potato flakes to see what the consistency will be before adding more flakes.
3. When soup is done, remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Serve soup topped with crisp bacon, freshly grated cheddar cheese, freshly chopped parsley and chopped green onions.