Recipe Potato Soup With Bacon

Bring to a boil.

Recipe potato soup with bacon. Stir in chicken broth potatoes and pepper. Using a slotted spoon transfer to a plate lined with paper towels leaving 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in dutch oven. Cook bacon in a large stockpot over medium heat until crispy.

Cook gently for 5 mins shaking the pan every now and then to make sure that the mixture doesn t catch. Simmer covered until potatoes are tender 10 15 minutes. Tip in the leeks and potatoes stir well then cover and turn down the heat.

Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender and water is almost all evaporated at least 30 minutes. Stir in cheese heating just until melted do not boil. Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer covered until potatoes are tender about 10 15 minutes.

Transfer to a paper towel lined plate and reserve 1 tablespoon fat. Adjust seasoning to taste by adding salt if desired. Stir milk and bacon bits into potato mixture.

Add onion and cook 4 5 minutes until tender. Chop bacon and add to soup. Mix flour and milk until smooth.

Add garlic and cook until fragrant about 30 seconds. Add the onion and shallot to pot and cook until softened and translucent about 5 minutes. Add potatoes and garlic and mix well with bacon and onions.