From kathyj5@hotmail.com Thu Jan 6 10:54:05 2005 Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 00:03:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Kathy Johnson Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: The Machine Shed's Baked Potato Soup Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes The Machine Shed's Baked Potato Soup 2 1/2 pounds baby red potatoes (Quartered) 1/2 pound raw bacon (Diced) 1 Jumbo yellow onion (Diced) 1/4 bunch celery (Diced) 1 qt. water 2 oz. chicken base 1 qt. milk 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp pepper 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) margarine 6 oz. flour 1 cup whipping cream 3 Tbsp chopped parsley Boil potatoes in water to 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a large, heavy pot, saute' bacon, onions and celery over med. high heat until celery is tender. Drain bacon grease and return bacon, onions, and celery to pot. Add milk, water, chicken base,salt and pepper. Heat over med. high heat until very hot. Do not boil. In a large heavy sauce pan, melt margarine and add flour. Mix well and allow to bubble, stirring for one minute. While constantly stirring soup add the flour margarine mixture slowly. Continue stirring soup until thick and creamy. Stir in potaoes, parsly and cream. Serve while hot. GArnish with shredded Colby cheese, fried bacon bits, chopped green onions, or all three. -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated by Patricia D. Hill at recipes@swcp.com. Only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please allow several days for your submission to appear. Archives: http://www.cdkitchen.com/rfr/ http://recipes.alastra.com/