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Bacon-Potato Soup
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 16 Minutes
Servings: 6
A great one-dish dinner, rich, warm, and very comforting. Bacon makes any recipe better! Source: The Best Little Cookbook in Texas, a collection of recipes frrom the Junior League of Abilene, TX, published by Hart Graphics, Inc., Austin, Tx.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup diced lean bacon
3 mild white onions, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons flour
6 cups bouillon (8 bouillon cubesd made with 6 cups water)
4 large potatoes, peeled & thinly sliced crosswise
2 egg yolks
1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 tablespoon dried celery
Directions:
1. In da deep, heavy pot, saute bacon for a few minutes.l.
2. Add onions and cook 5-10 minutes or until soft but not brown.
3. Blend in flour and gradually stir in bouillon.
4. Add potatoes; cover and simmer one hour.
5. Mix egg yolks into sour cream. Spoon a little hot soup into cream mixture, then slowly stir cdream mixture into hot soup.
6. Simmer 5-8 minutes; do not boil.
7. Add herbs. (I think this step is optional - good without).
8. Ladle into deep, warmed soup bowls or mugs.
By RecipeOfHealth.com