Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• salt and pepper
• 3 teaspoons fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, cook bacon crisply, crumble and set aside.
• 2 drain off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon grease.
• 3 in remaining grease, saute the celery and onion until onion turns clear, then add garlic and cook another minute.
• 4 add cubed potatoes and toss to coat. add broth. make sure that broth completely covers potatoes, so you may need to add more than 4 cups.
• 5 cover and simmer till potatoes are just tender, do not over cook.
• 6 in separate pan, melt butter. whisk in flour, cook 1 to 2 minutes, then add heavy cream, tarragon, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 bring to boil, stir until thick - then add to soup.
• 8 add crumbled bacon to pot just before serving, or sprinkle over each individual bowl.