Amishcountrypotatosoup Recipes

AMISH POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, water, carrot, onion, chicken base, and salt in a 6-quart soup pot over medium heat. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in 1 cup milk.
• Stir sour cream and flour together in a small bowl until blended; mix in remaining 1 cup milk. Add to the soup along with the ham, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soup thickens, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in cheese cubes and parsley and cook until melted and thick, about 10 more minutes.

AMISH OLD FASHIONED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy stock pot add Chicken stock. Add potatoes, green onion, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are fork tender.
• Remove about ½ of the potatoes with a slotted spoon or kitchen spider to a bowl. Use an immersion blender and process until the cooked potatoes in the stockpot have dissolved. Add the whole potato pieces back to the stockpot.
• Add butter, sour cream and milk and and simmer for at least 3 minutes so that the milk will lose its milk taste..
• Add sharp cheddar if you are using cheese.
• When cheese has melted through and soup has thickened, serve warm.

AMISH COUNTRY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop bacon.
• Saute' bacon, celery and onion in a deep sauce pan.
• (I drain the fat before going on to the next step, but the recipe doesn't call for it).
• Add potatoes, water, bay leaf, salt, pepper and celery salt and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Mash lightly, leave about 1/4 whole.
• Remove bay leaf and add milk, worcestershire sauce and parsley.
• Bring to a boil.
• Serve hot.