Sorry if this is in the wrong spot... couldn't find a spot for Soup so I figured General Discussion... Mods, please move as needed if needed. Thanks in advance.
OK... Last year the wife and I were craving soup on a cold day. Couldn't decide on Broccoli Cheese or Potato... So we decided to roll with both. Couldn't find a combo recipe so looked at about ten recipes of each and jotted some notes down and threw something together. This year I made the tweaks from the notes we made last year and it is close! only a couple minor changes to make it good enough for us!
Anyway... Photos and notes:
Start with Potatoes of course. Oiled and covered in sea salt
Tossed em on the rack at 350°F for 60 mins or until fork probed tender.
Next... Bacon
. Cut up and in a cold pan
Cook on Med-Hi heat til it starts to really render and make 'Bacon Foam'
Time to pull it:
and bacon draining
Reserved Bacon Juice
Stick of Buttah! Unsalted. And all that Bacon Fond Goodness
Finished Spuds
Add about 1/4 cup... yes, 1/4 cup of the reserved bacon juice and the large diced onion
After about 5 mins, added flour to make a thin "roux"
Chicken Stock and milk next
Chopped up a head of Broccoli
Diced up spuds
Into the pot with the broccoli to let it soften a touch
Forgot a couple photos on accident... But added in Spuds, Bacon, Sour Cream, Shredded cheese and Green onions and heated through.
Bowled up and ready to roll!
Overall, we got the consistency we were looking for, not too thick but not runny. Just need to chop the bacon a bit smaller in prep and tweak the seasoning a bit and should be good to be filed away!
It'll definitely hit the spot on a cold day for sure and slow ya down. But we Love it and are gonna nap it off now. Thanks for tagging along.
Oh yeah, Pro-tip... Serve the Mrs. first before trying to get pretty plated photos...
Link to auto-download Recipe:
AJ's Fully Loaded Potato Broccoli Soup.docx
OK... Last year the wife and I were craving soup on a cold day. Couldn't decide on Broccoli Cheese or Potato... So we decided to roll with both. Couldn't find a combo recipe so looked at about ten recipes of each and jotted some notes down and threw something together. This year I made the tweaks from the notes we made last year and it is close! only a couple minor changes to make it good enough for us!
Anyway... Photos and notes:
Start with Potatoes of course. Oiled and covered in sea salt
Tossed em on the rack at 350°F for 60 mins or until fork probed tender.
Next... Bacon
Cook on Med-Hi heat til it starts to really render and make 'Bacon Foam'
Time to pull it:
and bacon draining
Reserved Bacon Juice
Stick of Buttah! Unsalted. And all that Bacon Fond Goodness
Finished Spuds
Add about 1/4 cup... yes, 1/4 cup of the reserved bacon juice and the large diced onion
After about 5 mins, added flour to make a thin "roux"
Chicken Stock and milk next
Chopped up a head of Broccoli
Diced up spuds
Into the pot with the broccoli to let it soften a touch
Forgot a couple photos on accident... But added in Spuds, Bacon, Sour Cream, Shredded cheese and Green onions and heated through.
Bowled up and ready to roll!
Overall, we got the consistency we were looking for, not too thick but not runny. Just need to chop the bacon a bit smaller in prep and tweak the seasoning a bit and should be good to be filed away!
It'll definitely hit the spot on a cold day for sure and slow ya down. But we Love it and are gonna nap it off now. Thanks for tagging along.
Oh yeah, Pro-tip... Serve the Mrs. first before trying to get pretty plated photos...
Link to auto-download Recipe:
AJ's Fully Loaded Potato Broccoli Soup.docx
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