Dinner last night=Potato Soup from Scratch
I was inspired by Ree's (the Pioneer Woman) blog, the Tasty Kitchen. She featured a Cowboy Potato Chowder
here. I changed the recipe to suit what I had on hand, and in the end it turned out pretty good.
Start with the chicken stock and water and bring to a boil. Add your spices now, too.
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Add the potatoes
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Once the potatoes are soft, add the milk, or in my case, half and half.
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Allow to simmer. Time to make the roux which will thicken the soup. I am no expert at this step so I will not go into detail here. Please refer to the
website for this one. My first attempt was weak, so I started over and doubled my ingredients. I think this ended up making the soup a little too thick, but Cary liked it, so in the end, it worked.
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Add the flour to the olive oil...and be patient (again, refer to the website for this step).
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And the best part, the bacon. This was Cary's contribution to the meal prep.
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Combine all the goodness above, plus a tablespoon of butter, allow to warm through and through and add shredded cheese and yummy garlic toast. Dinner is served.
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