Potato and Cheddar-Cheese Soup

Name: Potato and Cheddar-Cheese Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams sliced bacon, cut crosswise into thin strips; 1 kilograms baking potatoes (about 6), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes; 355 milliliters ounces cheddar, grated (about; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters chopped chives or scallion tops; 1 liters water

Potato and Cheddar-Cheese Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 571 calories. It is perfect for Autumn. A mixture of salt, water, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp.

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Bacon

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Sauce Pan

Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat or, if you don't have 2 tablespoons, add enough cooking oil to make up the amount. Reduce the heat to moderately low.

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Cooking Oil

Bacon Drippings

Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the potatoes, water, and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Potato

Onion

Water

Salt

Remove half the soup from the pan and puree in a food processor. Alternatively, mash some of the potatoes with a potato masher. Return the puree to the pan. Over low heat, add the cheese and stir until melted.

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Potato

Cheese

Soup

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Remove the pan from the heat. Taste the soup and add more salt if needed.

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Salt

Soup

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Frying Pan

Serve the soup topped with the bacon and chives.

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Chives

Bacon

Soup

Serve a Washington State merlot with this rich and smoky soup. Merlots from Washington's Columbia and Yakima Valleys are a bit more restrained than their brethren from California and have a distinct mineral undercurrent that makes them a natural here.

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Merlot

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Notes: Boiling potatoes have less starch than baking, or Idaho, potatoes and consequentially hold together better when boiled. This is why they're often used in soups and for potato salads. Not in this soup, though. Since we want some of the potato to break down into smaller pieces and thicken the soup, baking potatoes are the perfect choice.

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Boiling Potato