Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week Potato & Bacon Soup

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Potato & Bacon Soup using 13 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
Ingredients and spices that need to be Make ready to make Potato & Bacon Soup:
- 2 lb Idaho potatoes; peeled & medium dice
- 1 lb bacon; small dice
- 1 carrot; peeled & medium dice
- 1 white onion; medium dice
- 1 stalk celery; medium dice
- 4 garlic cloves; creamed
- 2 t herbes de provence
- 48 oz chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 C heavy cream
- 1/2 C grated parmigiano reggiano
- as needed kosher salt & black pepper
- as needed sour cream
Instructions to make Potato & Bacon Soup
- Place chicken stock and bay leaves in a seperate saucepot. Bring to a boil. Reduce by 1/3.
- Slowly render bacon fat on medium-low heat until bacon is crispy. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and pat dry between paper towels. Reserve.
- Add celery, carrots, and onions with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Sweat on medium-low heat until veggies begin to soften, about 5-8 minutes.
- Add potatoes. Season with herbes de provence, salt, and pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Add garlic. Cook 1 minute.
- Heat heavy cream to a simmer in a seperate saucepot.
- Add chicken stock. Simmer until potatoes are tender, approximately 15 minutes.
- Remove bay leaves. Puree the soup in the pot with an immersion blender. (Puree 3/4 of the soup if you want some bite)
- Add heavy cream. Stir to combine.
- Add cheese slowly while whisking.
- Simmer 5 minutes. Do not boil. (If you want a thicker soup, a roux or slurry can be added)
- Add 3/4 of the bacon to the soup.
- Garnish with sour cream and bacon.
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