Home Made Potato Soup

October 16th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Home Made Potato Soup:

Ingredients:

Lots of potatoes - 8 - 10 red or russet will work - depends on if you like leftovers

One 8 oz can of chicken broth

One pint of whipping cream

Two sticks of butter

One or two yellow or white onions - to taste

Salt

Pepper

Basil

Flour

Milk

While bringing well salted water to a boil, peel and cut the potatoes.  Cut them into bite size pieces. After the water comes to a boil add the chopped potatoes - set the timer for twenty-two minutes. (Remember - we are not making mashed potatoes.)

In a separate sauce pan melt the butter and add chopped onions, simmering until the onions are soft. Add salt, pepper, and basil to the onion and butter mix. All to taste - but do not be stingy with the salt or the basil.

Now the tricky part - we need to make a rue.  Mix a couple of tablespoons of flour with about a cup of milk - We have a closed container to shake it up like a martini. Stir the flour/milk mix into the butter and onions - stirring constantly to make a pasty rue.

Drain the potatoes, put the potatoes back in the pot and add the chicken broth and whipping cream. Stir lightly over moderate heat - then add the rue.

Test for thickness and add milk as necessary to achieve your preference.

Really good stuff on a cool fall day - and a nice compliment to a deli sandwich. We like a loaf of Italian bread to dip in the soup.

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  1. Comment by Kutch on 8 October 2007:

    How do like your potatoes?

    http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/2756/when-it-comes-to-potatoes

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