Potato Soup with Celebration Bacon
February 10, 2025 • 0 comments
Ingredients
- (1 lb.) Celebration Bacon
- (2 qts.) Chicken Stock
- (4 lb.) Potato
- (1 medium) Onion
- (2 large) Carrot
- (4 sticks) Celery
- (4 large cloves) Garlic
- (3/4 cup) All-Purpose Flour
- (2.5 oz) Butter
- (1/2 tsp.) Italian Seasoning
- (1/4 tsp.) Paprika
- (1/4 tsp.) Chili Powder
- (To taste) Ground Black Pepper
- (To taste) Salt
Directions
- Add the diced bacon to a hot soup pot or Dutch oven. Cook on medium heat until bacon is crispy and golden brown.
- Remove bacon pieces and place on a paper towel-lined plate, and set aside. Leave bacon fat in the pot.
- Add butter, onion, carrot, and celery. Sauté about 5 minutes. Add garlic. Sauté 1 more minute.
- Stir in the flour until smooth and flour is cooked, about 3-5 minutes, ensuring the raw flour taste is eliminated.
- Add cold or room temperature chicken stock to the pot by whisking it all the time. Make sure to scrape up from the bottom. Add Italian Seasoning, paprika, and chili powder.
- Add diced potato and bacon. You can reserve some of the bacon to garnish the plate. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a rapid simmer. Cook with slightly open lid until potato is fall-apart tender (25-40 minutes). Stir every so often.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
