Recipe for cooking machine shed restaurant baked potato soup

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Machine Shed Restaurant Baked Potato Soup

Posted by JBic01 at recipegoldmine.com 5/13/02 11:53:46 am

2 1/2 lb. baby red potatoes, qt.ered
1/2 C. uncooked bacon, finely diced
1 jumbo onion, diced
1/4 bunch celery, diced
2 qt. milk
1 qt. water
4 Tbsp. chicken base
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
3/4 C. (1 1/2 sticks) margarine or butter
3/4 C. flour
1/4 bunch freshly chopped parsley
1 C. whipping cream
Shredded Colby cheese, fried bacon bits and/or
    chopped green onions for garnish

In lrg. pot, boil potatoes in water 10 min. Drain and set aside. In lrg. heavy pot, saut bacon, onion and celery over med.-high heat until celery is tender, about 5 min.

Remove mixture from pot, drain bacon grease and return mixture to pot. Add milk, water, base, salt and pepper. Cook over med.-high heat until mixture is very hot, about 8 min., stirring often. Do not let mixture boil.

In sm., heavy saucepan melt margarine. Add flour and mix well. Cook over med.-low heat until mixture bubbles, stirring 2 to 3 min. to make a roux. While constantly stirring soup, add roux slowly until soup is thick and creamy, about 4 min.

Stir in parsley, reserved potatoes, and cream. Garnish with cheese, bacon bits, onions or all three.

Serve hot.

Makes approximately 10 to 12 servings.