Sunday, August 9, 2009

Fully Load Baked Potato Soup

The story:
My family has always loved going to Bennigan's Pub for dinner, now closed. They served a really good, loaded baked potato soup. I took the things from that recipe and add whole and fattening ingredients and developed a new favorite for my family. We no longer ordered the soup at Bennigan's. Thankfully, I developed this recipe before they closed their doors now we have a fantastic replacement.


The Ingredients:
5 lbs of Yukon Gold Potatoes (chopped ½ inch cubes)
4 bushels of Green Onions (stems chopped)
1 package of ham steak (cut off fat and rind, finely chopped/shredded using food processor or finely dice)
1 stick butter
1 large white onion (chopped)
1 container of Hormel Bacon Bits
1 package of Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 8oz. container Sour Cream
4 cans Swanson Chicken Broth
1 pint Heavy Cream
Salt, pepper and garlic to taste

The Preparations:

Making the Soup base:
Peel and dice potatoes into bite size pieces. Place potatoes and chicken broth in one pan and boil.

Making the Mix
In a separate pan, sauté ham, white onion, 2 bushels of green onions, and butter until white onions are clear, then add in all of the heavy cream. Pour the Mix into the Soup Base and continue to cook while stirring occasionally.

Making a roux:
1/2 c. melted butter
1/2 c. flour

In a separate skillet on medium heat, add in the melted butter. Slowly add the flour mixture while constantly stirring. The mixture will begin to thicken. Continue to stir until golden brown in color. Once the roux is golden brown, add a 1/2c. from the soup base into the skillet slowly and stirring constantly. Repeat this process until the Roux is a thin gravy-like consistency. Once it has reached this consistency, add all of it to the Soup Base.

Continue to cook on low heat for 1 hour. Add in salt, pepper and garlic to your taste. Add milk if needed to thin out. Great reheated too, but may need to add more milk or cream.

Serve with topped with sharp cheese, chives, sour cream and bacon bits. Great with Croissants!!!!

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