Name: Smoky Potato Soup with Bacon Croutons Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 shallots; 1½ lbs Baking Potatoes; 6 cups chicken stock or low sodium broth; ½ cup heavy cream; salt and freshly ground white pepper; 4 oz fatty slab bacon; 2 clove garlic; 8 slice baguette

smoky potato soup with bacon croutons recipe

How To Make Smoky Potato Soup with Bacon Croutons

Stay warm on cold winter nights with a serving of this smoky potato soup! It’s served with crispy croutons, topped with bacon puree, for a fuller meal.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 47 minutes

Total: 1 hour 2 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4tbspunsalted butter
2shallots
1½lbsbaking potatoes
6cupschicken stock,or low sodium broth
½cupheavy cream
salt and freshly ground white pepper
4ozbacon,fatty slab
2garlic clove
8baguette slices

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the shallots and cook over low heat, for about 4 minutes, stirring, until softened.
Add the potatoes and stock and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender. Return the soup to the saucepan, add the cream and season with salt and white pepper; keep hot.
In a small saucepan, cover the bacon with ½-inch of water. Simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes until very tender.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a mini food processor. Add the garlic and puree until smooth.
Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet and spread with half of the bacon puree.
Bake for about 8 minutes, or until lightly browned and crisp.
Ladle the soup into bowls and stir 1 generous tablespoon of bacon puree into each bowl.
Serve at once with the croutons, and enjoy!