Potato Soup with Shrimp

Name: Potato Soup with Shrimp
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings Crumbled bacon bits, for garnish; 1 sticks butter; 2 mediums carrots, diced about the same size as the onion; 2 chicken bouillon cubes, dissolved in 1/2 cup hot milk; 1 sprig Dill optional garnish; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters half-and-half; 1 small onion, diced; 0 teaspoons pepper; 8 mediums russet potatoes, peeled and cubed; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 servings Grated sharp Cheddar, for garnish; 454 grams shrimp; 473 milliliters salted water; 946 milliliters milk, whole, reduced fat (2 percent) or low fat (1 percent)

Potato Soup with Shrimp might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 39g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 702 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have shrimp, pepper, dill sprigs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the half & half you could follow this main course with the Coconut Cream Pie Made With Half & Half as a dessert. It is perfect for Autumn.

Instructions

In a 4-quart saucepan, melt the butter and saute the onion and carrots until both are slightly tender, about 5 minutes.

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Carrot

Butter

Onion

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Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Add the potatoes, milk, and dissolved bouillon cubes. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are very soft and some of them have begun to dissolve into mush.

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Bouillon Cube

Potato

Milk

Add the half-and-half, salt, and pepper.

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Pepper

Salt

In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups lightly salted water to a boil.

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Add the shrimp all at once and stir well. Watch the shrimp closely; as soon as they all turn pink, about 2 to 3 minutes, turn off the heat and drain. The shrimp should be slightly undercooked. When they are cool, peel them, and chop roughly into big chunks.

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Shrimp