Cold Weather means Soup Time! Now With Recipe!

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

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

 

[chilerelleno]

Looks incredibly delicious!
Like!

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

Looks incredibly delicious!
Like!

Thanks Chili!

It's a work in progress but hits the spot. Things are a little slow around here now haha.

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

That really looks good. What kind of cheese Misplaced?

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

That really looks good. What kind of cheese Misplaced?

Thanks. Shredded some Tillamook we had in fridge. Medium cheddar.

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

That's good cheese, especially smoked.

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

That's good cheese, especially smoked.

We usually have a few blocks on hand at all times. I need to get into smoked cheese soon...

 

[gmc2003]

Looks really good from here. It's also fairly close to a corn chowder recipe we make.

Point for sure.
Chris

 

[crazymoon]

MN, Your soup looks scrumptious!

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

Looks really good from here. It's also fairly close to a corn chowder recipe we make.

Point for sure.
Chris

Thanks Chris!

Damn! How did I forget the Corn?!

It's in my blood. May be a bit much, but now I need to make some chowder...

MN, Your soup looks scrumptious!

Thank you

 

[SmokinAl]

Fantastic looking soup!
I have a ham bone just waiting for the first cool day we have for some bean soup!
I hope it looks as good as your soup does!
Great work & congrats on making the carousel!!!
Al

 

[Braz]

Ooh yeah. Showing this to SWMBO who is the soup master in this house. Guaranteed she will mess with the recipe 'cause that is what she does. Hope she stays close.

 

[bdskelly]

Awesome! Like b

 

[GaryHibbert]

That would be some great soup on a cold day. I'll probably have to make some now.
POINT
Gary

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

Fantastic looking soup!
I have a ham bone just waiting for the first cool day we have for some bean soup!
I hope it looks as good as your soup does!
Great work & congrats on making the carousel!!!
Al

Thanks Al! I'm still waiting for turkey day to acquire my next ham bone. Red beans and rice on tap with that.

Ooh yeah. Showing this to SWMBO who is the soup master in this house. Guaranteed she will mess with the recipe 'cause that is what she does. Hope she stays close.

Tinker away! I had to work later than planned today so will update OP with Recipe tomorrow. But by all means let SWMBO be SWMBO. Just post pics and tag me.

Awesome! Like b

Thanks B!

That would be some great soup on a cold day. I'll probably have to make some now.
POINT
Gary

I'll get the recipe up soon so y'all can try/change/alter and give feedback

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

**Added recipe download document at end of post

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Like!

It is indeed Soup weather!

 

[Braz]

**Added recipe download document at end of post

Thanks. On the menu for this week. Snow predicted for tomorrow.

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

Thanks. On the menu for this week. Snow predicted for tomorrow.

Excellent! Feel free to tweak and experiment and lemme know any feedback good or bad.

 

[browneyesvictim]

Great looking soup! We've been on a chicken vegetable noodle kick lately. I was just looking to branch out and this looks like it will fit the bill nicely!