Potato Soup With Crispy Bacon

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 teaspoons oil
• 4 slices bacon (chopped)
• 1 brown onion (chopped)
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 1/2 kg potatoes (sebagoa starchy potato peeled and chopped)
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 liters chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups water (375ml)
• 1 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 teaspoons of oil over high heat and add 4 rashers of bacon and cook for 2-3 minutes or until crip and then set aside.
• 2 heat another 2 teaspoons of oil in the pan and add chopped brown onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• 3 add potatoes, 2 sprigs thyme, chicken stock and water and bring to the boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• 4 blend until smooth and stir through cream.
• 5 divide into serving bowls and top with crispy bacon to serve.