Smoky Potato Soup
Description
Perfect for lunch. This soup has a fantastic taste and aroma. Just decide to make it, and a bowl of potato soup will be on your table. Here I show and describe in detail every step of preparation. Perhaps this soup will become your favorite. Try it, rate it, share your comments. Serve with fresh herbs and sour cream.
Instructions
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Step 1
To prepare smoked potato soup, we need potatoes, smoked bacon, cream, onion, flour, vegetable oil, green onions, hard cheese, and broth or water.
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Step 2
Cut the bacon into small cubes. We need to fry the bacon thoroughly so that it releases all its fat.
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Step 3
Heat a heavy-bottomed pot and pour in a little vegetable oil. Add the bacon and fry until golden brown.
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Step 4
Set the bacon aside in a separate bowl. In the remaining fat, sauté the chopped onion.
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Step 5
The onion should become soft and slightly golden. As it fries, the onion will release moisture and absorb the meaty flavor from the bacon.
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Step 6
Add a teaspoon of flour. Mix and sauté the flour in oil and onions.
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Step 7
You will get a foamy mass like this.
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Step 8
Pour in the broth or water. You will need about 1 liter. Bring to a boil. The broth should be added in a thin stream to prevent the flour mixture from clumping. Stir continuously.
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Step 9
Peel the potatoes and cut them into pieces. Add the potatoes to the boiling broth.
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Step 10
Cook until done. In summer, this soup can be prepared with young potatoes.
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Step 11
When the potatoes are cooked, remove the pot from the heat and mash the potatoes in the soup with a potato masher.
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Step 12
Pour in the cream and mix.
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Step 13
Grate the hard cheese on a coarse grater. Finely chop the green onion. Prepare the bacon.
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Step 14
Add a generous pinch of cheese to the soup and stir quickly. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 15
Pour the ready soup into a bowl. Place a strip of onion, grated cheese, and fried bacon on the surface of the soup.
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Step 16
The soup is ready. You can sprinkle a little pepper on top, but feel free to season it to your taste.